FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings says he has pancreatic cancer but plans to remain in office as he fights the disease.
The 82-year-old Democrat said in a statement Monday that he’s optimistic about his chances for survival and for being able to perform his duties.
Hastings was elected to the House in 1992 and is a member its Rules Committee.
He had previously served as a U.S. district judge but was impeached by the House in 1988 and convicted by the Senate on charges that he had accepted a $150,000 bribe from two co-defendants seeking a light sentence.
That’s horrible. My understanding is that there is no good prognosis for pancreatic cancer.
Mostly but not quite always so. RBG had surgery for PC in 2009. Her most recent skirmish with cancer (discovered in November) involved a lung. Just keep fingers well crossed.
A genuine case for thoughts and prayers, offered with sincerity.
This gent has always been a fighter and he will need to keep doing that. I hope that he can last until he sees the need to allow a Democratic replacement.
My grandfather beat it. Chemo took its toll on his heart, but he lived 10+ years afterward.
Also, was it neccessary for TPM to mention his previous impeachment from judgeship? If such rules were consistent McCains cancer announcement would have been like
“McCain had deadly brain cancer, remember when he was caught up in Keating 5 scandal”