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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHealing thoughts and prayers for Mazie Hirono
https://www.google.com/amp/s/cdn.relaymedia.com/amp/www.civilbeat.org/2017/05/hirono-diagnosed-with-kidney-cancer/"U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Tuesday announced that she has kidney cancer.
During a routine pre-operative physical for my eye surgery, my doctor discovered an abnormality on my chest x-ray, she said in a press release. After a series of follow up tests, I have been diagnosed with kidney cancer that is also present in my seventh rib.
Hirono added:
My treatment is being overseen by one of the preeminent kidney cancer specialists in the country at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He has designed a comprehensive treatment plan including surgery to remove my right kidney and an innovative, non-invasive, outpatient procedure called Cyberknife to eradicate the lesion on my rib. At the conclusion of this treatment, there will be no identifiable disease left untreated. My doctor expects I will make a full recovery from these treatments.
I will continue working during my recovery, and look forward to returning to the Senate as soon as possible.
I face this fight with the same detedetermination Ive fought for the people of Hawaii. And I never quit, especially when things get tough.
I appreciate your support and good wishes, and look forward to getting back to the Senate to continue fighting for Hawaii as soon as possible.
Hirono, 69, is up for re-election in 2018."
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Healing thoughts and prayers for Mazie Hirono (Original Post)
Tanuki
May 2017
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KT2000
(20,576 posts)1. healing thoughts
headed her way. This is really too bad. Hope the treatment goes well.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)2. Healing thoughts and wishes sent.......
Stuart G
(38,419 posts)3. Healing thoughts...k and r.
Cha
(297,154 posts)4. I saw this earlier in a tweet... Mahalo, Tanuki
I'm so wishing Mazie to have a healing recovery