TORONTO — Dozens of people are lining up to buy what's left of the Rob Ford bobble head dolls, which the outgoing Toronto mayor is selling to raise funds for the two hospitals that have been treating him for cancer.
His brother Doug says the mayor will try to "gather the strength" to come to city hall for the sale. Previous sales of Ford bobble heads have brought long lineups.
The so-called "Robbie Bobbies" are being sold at the mayor’s office for $30 each, and the family says the net proceeds will go to the Humber River Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.
Doug Ford says his brother is "in a little bit of a battle" as he prepares for a fourth round of chemotherapy to fight a rare and aggressive cancer in his abdomen. The treatment is set to begin Monday.
Doctors discovered the cancer in September and the scandal-plagued mayor dropped his bid for re-election shortly afterwards. He ran instead for city council and was elected by a wide margin.
Doug Ford says so far, the tumour hasn't shrunk, but it also hasn't spread or grown.
Toronto's mayor-elect John Tory takes office Dec. 2.
