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Michael R. Caputo, the East Aurora political consultant at the center of controversy over the Trump administration's Covid-19 messaging, has been diagnosed with cancer.
Assemblyman David J. DiPietro, R-East Aurora, acting as Caputo's spokesman, said Thursday that the Health and Human Services spokesman on leave from his assistant secretary post has "squamous cell carcinoma, a metastatic head and neck cancer which originated in his throat."
"He is now home in Western New York, resting in the loving arms of his family, under the watchful eye of Jesus Christ," DiPietro said in a written statement.
Caputo, who was diagnosed after surgery last week for a lump on his neck at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., has yet to determine where further treatment will take place, he said Thursday.
A veteran of Carl P. Paladino's 2010 run for governor as well as President Trump's 2016 campaign, Caputo ignited a firestorm in recent days after accusing government scientists of "sedition." He told The Buffalo News last week that he has endured significant pain in recent months after discovering a "walnut sized" bump on his neck that he labeled a "swollen lymph node."
"It's something I've been dealing with for months but didn't do anything about it," he said then, "even though I work in a building full of doctors."
https://buffalonews.com/news/michael-caputo-receives-metastatic-head-and-neck-cancer-diagnosis/article_e1bcb148-fe77-11ea-862a-d375b2b7683d.html
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Why wouldn't I wish that on him? His death may help save thousands in the future.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Not one of them cares about the over 204,000 already dead from Covid
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)of suffering. If that is his karma, then he brought it on. Not me.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)JI7
(89,262 posts)hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)It was a simile that underscores the consistency of belief. I don't believe in celebrating suffering and death, no matter the cause, no matter the culpability, no matter the deplorable nature of the target. That is most certainly not the same as defending their actions. It is allowing their own karma to decide.
Cha
(297,516 posts)his spokesman talking about ".. Jesus Christ.." & his "..in the arms of his loving family.. " is just too much.
Caputo is no more a follower of Christ than trump & the rest of the maggats.
I'm not religious but I know the so called "Christians" that spew trump talk are a mass of flaming hypocrites
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)Karma seems to be catching up with a lot of these Trump enablers like Caputo. Who am I to argue?
He didnt give a damn about his fellow Americans.
Paladin
(28,271 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,801 posts)hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)wishing harm myself. He's not going to "get off lightly," by any means, if that helps.
BigDemVoter
(4,156 posts)Kahuna
(27,311 posts)rzemanfl
(29,567 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)He would have served himself and his family better if he had gotten to a doctor earlier instead of screeching paranoid rants.
Given his authoritarian bent and health issues he would served us all better if would have walked months ago.
yonder
(9,669 posts)lanlady
(7,135 posts)All that "sedition" might be contagious if you get too close to it.
madaboutharry
(40,218 posts)I lost a friend to this same cancer.
Caputo is a horrible person, but I wish him well.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Sometimes I lose heart.
Were supposed to be better. Thank you.
RelativelyJones
(898 posts)Hekate
(90,773 posts)What gave me a real lurch, though, is that squamous cell cancer is something my husband is dealing with lately, in his skin. Our dermatologist freezes and cauterizes, but recently had to refer him for in-office surgery for two that grew back. Many stitches later...
I dont think Im going to share this story with him.
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)could have prevented tens of thousands COVID19 deaths. I have no sympathy for him.
JI7
(89,262 posts)I might have some sympathy.
But he pushed to change info about Covid and started consprimacy theories about those trying to do something about it.
ret5hd
(20,512 posts)RW nut job, not affiliated in ANY way with those ignorant medical professionals.
Im sure hell fix you right up!
BannonsLiver
(16,439 posts)IggleDuer
(964 posts)... It would be a shame if it turned out that he smoked, or had HPV, two of the most common causes of head and neck cancer. That would disqualify him as a pre-existing condition.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)"The Caputo family wants to thank President Donald Trump and Secretary Alex Azar for their friendship and support," DiPietro said Thursday, referring to the HHS secretary.
Caputo is on a 60-day leave from the federal government after posting a Facebook Live claim that some doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency battling the Covid-19 pandemic, were involved in an anti-Trump conspiracy.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Add the ultimate insult, "He is now home in Western New York, resting in the loving arms of his family, under the watchful eye of Jesus Christ". Give me (AND JFC) a fucking break.
Besides, I would think throat cancer would have no affect whatsoever on the conspiracy shit that came out of his mouth, which resulted in him making the fuhrer turd look bad.
EVERYTHING these treasonous bastards do is a cover for something else, or an effort to cover their own ass.
If he IS ill, Boo Fucking Hoo. Couldn't happen to a more deserving person. Other than the turd himself.
nolabear
(41,990 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Disheartening.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)They do nothing but lie. I do not believe him.
Ran out of fucks to give a LONG time ago.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)nolabear
(41,990 posts)nancy1942
(635 posts)It was a terrible way to go; I can't say that I have much sympathy for Caputo however. Not that I wish him ill..I just really don't care.
area51
(11,919 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,801 posts)irisblue
(33,018 posts)Metastatic Head and Neck cancer is a very ugly death.
Wiki says he has a wife and children.
Vinca
(50,302 posts)I do not know her, their children. I do hope all humans as they leave life have someone who loved/loves them.
Vinca
(50,302 posts)a slow and painful death from cancer he'll be reaping the end result he cultivated for those hundreds of thousands by manipulating the information on the CDC web site - among other things including calling it a hoax - to make Trump look better. Maybe the King will hold his hand as he leaves life. The wife and kids probably won't be allowed in the hospital because of Covid - just like all those other families who said their goodbyes via telephone.
irisblue
(33,018 posts)I misunderstood what you were saying.
BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)dalton99a
(81,566 posts)He actually lived in Russia, worked for Putin, and married Russian women
Perhaps his old friend Putin will give him a nice funeral in Russia (if he really has cancer)
BamaRefugee
(3,487 posts)KG
(28,752 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)PCIntern
(25,576 posts)Big spike in cases due to oral sex. I have fifty stories here in my practice
irisblue
(33,018 posts)Also, brain bleach b/c the idea of him having sex is gross
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)Squamous cell carcinoma is HPV in the head and neck caused by oral sex. It's 90% curable.
irisblue
(33,018 posts)Also, a diagnosis of metastatic head and neck cancer is a BFD.
Given head and neck anatomy, there is alot of vital organs, larynx, blood vessals, spinal cord in a fairly small area.
Silent3
(15,258 posts)...or if not directly in his brain, responsible for indirect psychological effects.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)"God, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matthew chapter 7 verse 12. The godly thing to do is to use the same measure for Caputo that he used to measure others. Matthew chapter 7 verse 2. And Matthew 5 verse 7: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
Caputo might want to think twice about cozying up to Jesus as depicted in Matthew's gospel.
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)ARPad95
(1,671 posts)Speaking of the devil...
https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/09/report-carl-paladino-has-covid-19-still-opposes-ny-coronavirus-restrictions.html
Updated 8:22 AM; Today 8:22 AM
Buffalo, N.Y. -- Western New York businessman Carl Paladino is recovering from Covid-19 after being hospitalized this month, according to a new report.
Paladino, the 74-year-old Buffalo developer who ran for New York state governor in 2010, tells The Buffalo News that he was in the hospital for two days in early September. Tests found he had the coronavirus and a mild case of pneumonia.
It was horrible, Paladino told the newspaper. Its a terrible disease, and you dont know when its going to end.
Paladino was among the attendees at a Gridlock Buffalo rally in April opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomos coronavirus shutdown. He was forced to close five hotels and lay off 451 workers.
The Buffalo News reports Paladino is currently in quarantine, but hopes to resume working as chairman of Ellicott Development Co. as soon as he can. Paladino did not know how he got the virus and said he probably transmitted it to his sister and brother-in-law.
He also told the publication that he still opposes Cuomos restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus.
I think it was an overreaction, Paladino said. Theyve got America scared to death and our entire economy is shut down. Look at our city look at these poor barbers, these bowling alleys, its just sinful what they did to our society.
Paladino co-chaired President Donald Trumps 2016 campaign in New York and was the Republican nominee for governor in 2010. He was ousted from the Buffalo School Board in 2017, months after he said he wished President Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and former first lady Michelle Obama should be let loose on the outback of Zimbabwe.
The coronavirus has killed more than 201,000 people in the U.S. and infected nearly 7 million Americans as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Yeah, he's a real charmer. Karma's a bitch, right Carl?
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)don't have any fucks to give
MustLoveBeagles
(11,632 posts)I don't like him but I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)She was hoping to make it to the election. Im all cried out. I have no tears left for a traitorous sycophant like Caputo.
A timeless reminder for all. You cant buy back your life with money and raw power.
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)explains why he's clearly mentally unstable.
bdamomma
(63,917 posts)who pay homage to the orange POS have the same fate. Sorry but not sorry for saying this.
203.033 Americans have died in 6 months.
EndlessWire
(6,561 posts)It was horrible.
They pulled all his teeth out, because they would have dissolved anyway due to treatment, and it was a better course of care to control the removal all at once. His dentures never fit right, so he had to learn to eat without any teeth, and very little saliva.
He had a course of radiation therapy. During the meetings for this, it was mentioned that maybe he should now stop smoking, seeing as how he had throat cancer, and the nurse said, "Why bother?" My brother turned pale when he heard that.
He was supposed to have his lymph nodes stripped out, but it would have severely impaired his arm movements, so he declined. He wanted to die. He never stopped smoking. He lasted approximately five years after diagnosis and treatment.
His death was horrendous. He had thick, ropey secretions that came out like vomit that he couldn't clear. Eventually, he died of suffocation.
My friends, if you smoke, do everything you can to stop. Throat cancer is a horrible way to die. I still cry when I think of what he went through.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)Someone I loved died of brain cancer last year. I understand the pain of watching helpessly as a fatal cancer takes its relentless course. Thank you for your lesson in a harsh reality. Perhaps your warning struck home with someone and will save a life.
EndlessWire
(6,561 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,632 posts)That must've be awful. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
JI7
(89,262 posts)edhopper
(33,606 posts)on the 200,000 Americans he helped kill.
misanthrope
(7,421 posts)I can't imagine the emotional whirlwind he and his family are experiencing now.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)BGBD
(3,282 posts)is often a very treatable cancer, but when it has already metastasized it is a very different story. It sounds like this one reached his lymphatic system and can quickly spread around the body from there.
Coventina
(27,167 posts)This guy was involved in the attempted murder of millions of Americans.
Astonishing that his body was turning against him during that time.
I wish more Republicans were suffering this kind of punishment.
JI7
(89,262 posts)seeing by the comments I don't think they even know and just think he was maybe some random guy on the Trump campaign doing the campaign things.
ecstatic
(32,727 posts)The cancer spread to his head--does that mean he has brain tumors? And if so, doesn't that affect his brain functioning? Which means trump was setting US covid-19 response policy based on a mentally incapacitated man's words.