ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, hˈɑːɹt hædtə tˈeɪk sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ˈɔf fɹʌmðə tˈʊɹ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈɛɹ fɔːɹ hɪz wˈaɪf ænd tʃˈɪldɹən wˌaɪl hɪz wˈaɪf, sˈuːzæn, hæd ɐ sˈɔftbɔːlsˈaɪzd tˈuːmɚ ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm hɜː lˈʌŋz.
In 2007, Hart had to take six months off from the Tour in order to care for his wife and children while his wife, Suzanne, had a softball-sized tumor removed from her lungs.