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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 07:40 PM May 2017

Healing 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 I’ve 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 OP
healing thoughts KT2000 May 2017 #1
Healing thoughts and wishes sent....... LongTomH May 2017 #2
Healing thoughts...k and r. Stuart G May 2017 #3
I saw this earlier in a tweet... Mahalo, Tanuki Cha May 2017 #4
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