Last week, the postponement of the final ten dates of U2's Vertigo '06 tour was announced, due to the illness of an immediate family member of one of the band. Speculation for the cause of the postponement pointed to U2 guitar player Dave Evans, The Edge, seven-year-old daughter Sian, who has leukemia. However, the only public comment Evans has made regarding Sian, his daughter, was in February, when he dedicated one of U2's Grammy Awards to her.

Today, Bono made an official public announcement that U2 will reschedule the postponed shows for November.

As to why the shows were cancelled, "I can't really get into details why," Bono said. "There was a lot of distress and angst." Bono promised that the rescheduled shows would be something special. "It will be the only time, you know, we get a chance to play these songs for a long time, it will be extraordinary."

If the tour was temporarily postponed due to Sian Evans leukemia, it is clear that U2 and the Evans family do not wish to go into detail with the public the very private and often painful moments a family faces when a child is struggling to overcome cancer. Out of respect, I am going with Bono's public announcement, and leaving it at that. We wish the Evans family, and little Sian, only the best for now, and into the future.