In a statement late Wednesday, doctors reveal that McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer. The statement says the 80-year-old senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
The senator has been recovering at his Arizona home after doctors at the Mayo Clinic removed a blood clot above his left eye.
The doctors say McCain is recovering from his surgery amazingly well and his underlying health is excellent, according to the statement.
McCain was the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2008. A Navy pilot, he was shot down over Vietnam and held as a prisoner for 5 ½ years.
Goddammit. I hate hearing that. For all the scathing things I’ve said about him over the years, many of them right here on this site, I nonetheless find myself saddened and unexpectedly moved.
The Wikipedia entry for Glioblastoma is informative:
This looks like one of the scarier cancers.
Poor guy.
The first thing that popped into my head (NPI) was “one too many jabs at Putin and his poisoners.”
Really hoping I didn’t say anything snarky when he had that very obvious short circuit in a hearing a couple of weeks ago. If so, I regret it.
that sucks. I bet that piece of shit who said “amen” to the “won’t McCain die already” feels like the shit she is. Or probably not, actually.