John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

[lanlady]

Source: CNN

Breaking news now on CNN. Sanjay Gupta saying it's an aggressive form.

Read more: Link to source

[MFM008]

1. Yeah

I guessed it wasnt a blood clot alone.

[rpannier]

2. Sorry to hear that

That's tough on him and his family (friends too)

[hlthe2b]

3. I'm no political fan, but this does sadden me. That's about as bad as it gets.

and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[calimary]

14. Yeah, no kidding.

Sorry to hear this, even though I oppose him politically.

Fortunately, at least HE has good health care.

[enid602]

68. Carter

Didn't Jimmy Carter receive the same diagnosis? He's faired splendidly.

[hlthe2b]

72. McCain's original melanoma was many years ago. This represents a late & very aggressive

metastasis.

Carter's done amazingly well, yes (thankfully), but this is different.

[Tess49]

81. This is a glioblastoma, per the report I heard. Not related to melanoma as far as I know. nt

[hlthe2b]

83. That's more recent info, then...

[Tess49]

87. I just heard it a few minutes ago.

[BootinUp]

101. Same as Sen. Kennedy no?

[Tess49]

116. Yes. These tumors cannot be totally resected. They put out little feelers and implant in

other parts of the brain. The main tumor, if removed, grows back rapidly. This is why they are impossible to treat. My uncle died from a glioblastoma. He knew something was up before he was officially diagnosed. I think McCain did, too. I've never had a routine physical where I was given scripts for lab, mammogram, and, oh, a brain scan.

[marybourg]

111. I heard on local radio that family said it

was a primary tumor.

[sarge43]

4. Oh dear

Good thoughts and vibes.

[a kennedy]

5. OMGOSH.......so sorry to hear that......

CANCER SUCKS.

[Mrs. Overall]

6. This is very sad news.

I hope Senator McCain can be treated for this form of cancer.

[leftieNanner]

38. Not really

Glioblastoma is a particularly nasty one. So awful. Never liked the man's politics, but this sucks.

[Mrs. Overall]

77. Yes, it does suck and I don't wish this suffering on anyone either.

[marybourg]

114. I think I read a few months ago that there is a

new treatment.

[Bradical79]

119. Yes, it can increase survivability by 4-6 months

from what I read.

[maxsolomon]

66. My Mom was diagnosed with 2 at once.

She was treated - surgery to remove the tumors, chemo, radiation. The works.

She lived 6 months after surgery and she was never the same.

Still wound up dying of it in 6 months. So did Ted Kennedy. McCain will do the same.

We should have let her go at the 1st diagnosis.

[Mrs. Overall]

74. So sorry to hear that about your mother.

Your family must have suffered so much in those 6 months.

Sounds like there is just not much hope for any recovery on McCain's part.

[maxsolomon]

79. Thanks - it was really hard on my father, but it's 10 years now.

Time heals.

My son, the newly minted doctor, just texted: "it's a death sentence". He's right.

The only bright side: if you get it, you basically just go to sleep.

[dixiegrrrrl]

138. Can you pls explain what you meant by: if you get it, you basically just go to sleep.

thanks.

[maxsolomon]

156. once the tumor gets large enough, you can't stay awake

going to sleep is the nice way to describe it.

it can be worse than that, but that's what my mom was experiencing before it was diagnosed - she could barely wake up.

[Salviati]

7. It's a good thing he has quality health care.

It's a shame he wants to take it away from so many other people.

[BigmanPigman]

13. I was thinking the exact same thought.

He was going to vote for me to suffer and eventually die in excruciating pain and penniless (which seems to be my future as of last Nov 8th). I am no hypocrite and I believe in the "Golden Rule". I wonder if he would leave me HIS excellent, fully paid for insurance plan? I'll change my opinion when I get a call from him or a decent bill from his pals in DC.

[still_one]

45. While your assessment is probably right, I am not sure if he gave any indication how he was

going to vote on the latest senate bill.

As of right now the republican death bill is not going anywhere, and hopefully that will buy us time to at least take back one of the houses in 2018, to stop the republican insanity.

The problem with Arizona is that their Governor is an extreme right winger, and if mccain steps down there is no doubt he will appoint a right winger if mccain steps down.

Your position is perfectly understandable

[drray23]

71. it will be interesting to see

if he briefly comes back to the senate to vote to destroy the ACA while he is himself under dire straits.

He has an opportunity to settle the healthcare debate by shaming his gop colleagues and coming to the senate to vote no. Imagine the powerful message of an ailing mc cain on the floor of the senate knocking some sense into the gop.

[quakerboy]

113. No chance

Even if he tried, they would just cut his mic and start talking about how brain cancer had made him incoherent.

[Locrian]

143. I wonder if trump will call him a loser for getting cancer?

And I agree - funny how important health care can be when you need it.

[Bengus81]

145. +10,000 n/t

[Bengus81]

144. Yeah...I agree 1000% with you. I hope John feels some compassion after all of this.....

As horrible as this is having little or NO insurance,or having a home taken away and other things will NEVER be on his or his families mind. They can concentrate on treatments to try and slow this down to where he can have another year or two or maybe more.

And NO,he's not the only one in our Country who DESERVES this kind of health care coverage. We ALL do.......

[JI7]

8. Sad to hear. I was hoping he would live long like his mother has been

This will probably hurt her also.

[Matthew28]

9. Going to pray for McCain

No one deserves this and I hope there's away to stop the cancer.

[bluestarone]

122. i agree 100% and

pray the pain will be treatable gotta feel for him and family God bless them al

[GoCubsGo]

10. Awful.

I can't stand the guy, but I don't wish that on him.

[Dopers_Greed]

11. Why couldn't it have been McTurtle?

[joet67]

34. McTurtle's is an advanced form of soul cancer. nt

[lastlib]

98. McConnell IS a malignant brain tumor.

emphasis on "malignant".

[elmac]

99. very evil people seem to live forever. nt

[jmowreader]

137. Mitch McConnell will never die

There's an Iron Maiden song that goes "Only the good die young. All the evil seem to live forever."

Mitch McConnell is more evil than Donald Trump.

[Bengus81]

146. And that asshat Limbaugh............n't

[snooper2]

159. you know the oldest living turtle is like 184 right?

[jpak]

12. He is not the only American recently diagnosed with a life threatening disease

And thank the goddess he has taxpayer funded health insurance.

The rest of us can just fucking die - according to Trump and the Tea Party.

[Missn-Hitch]

15. I respect John McCain like no other Senator.

Shit gibbon mocked him for getting caught. I was enraged.

However,

His rambling question to Comey about Hillary....I was aghast. I wonder.

I do wish him well.

[JI7]

23. This explains the odd Comey questioning

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Just saw a WaPo breaking - link

Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

By Washington Post Staff July 19 at 8:11 PM

The office for the 80-year-old McCain, the Republican nominee for president in 2008 and a U.S. senator representing Arizona since 1987, released a statement from the Mayo Clinic announcing that, after undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week, “Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot.”

“The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.”
This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/19/sen-john-mccain-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/

[herding cats]

17. I'm sorry to hear this.

Peace to him and his family. I wish them all the best.

[alittlelark]

18. One of the only honorable GOPers left....

I wish the best for him....

[djg21]

80. His legacy?

Maybe he’ll be the one to bring an end to the Trump Presidency. He has nothing to lose and can go down in history as the one Republican with a moral compass, willing to put country before political party.

[alittlelark]

93. I have had some very pleasant daydreams about that

since I heard the news.... He would go down in history as having likely saved the country...

[TNNurse]

100. He could make up for punishing us with Sarah Palin.

[janx]

123. I'm still not convinced that

that was his decision.

[tammywammy]

131. I don't think it was.

He wanted Lieberman. You could tell as the campaign wore on that he didn't care for Palin.

[snooper2]

160. his legacy is forcing this on the national stage

[nikibatts]

19. Really sorry to hear that.

Sad.

[Mr.Bill]

20. My wife's sister died from the same kind of cancer last year.

She lived six months after being diagnosed. It was like alzheimers disease on steroids. Any semblance of quality of life was gone in a month or two.

[LittleGirl]

24. Sorry for your loss. eom

[narnian60]

32. My mother-in-law, also.

[demosincebirth]

48. I have a first cousin who is in hospice, now, with a cancerous tumor in her brain.

She was a beautiful and kind lady her whole life. I wish McCain the best. God, I hate cancer!

[LittleGirl]

21. oh boy

not good.

[Moostache]

22. Godspeed John McCain

I was never a fan or supporter, but I wish you a swift and painless passing from this world.

[ananda]

25. I'm sorry to hear that.

I hope he recovers well without too much pain and agony.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

26. I hate cancer.

[bathroommonkey76]

27. Is this the same type of brain cancer Ted Kennedy had?

[TygrBright]

50. Yes, it is. The irony is cosmic. n/t

[Thinkingabout]

28. President Jimmy Carter had brain and liver cancer and is now cancer free, they have some

good treatments.

[JI7]

43. Hopefully Mccain can end up like Carter but i think MCcain has a worse

Type than Carter did.

[LiberalArkie]

64. Wasn't Carter given 6 weeks to live after they had found out what kind of brain cancer he had?

[former9thward]

133. No.

[dbackjon]

29. Best wishes to Senator McCain

[Freethinker65]

30. McCain has a unique opportunity to regain his position as a hero for the country he loves

[elleng]

42. And he's done that several times in the past.

[lastlib]

102. (notwithstanding his selection of Sarah Palin........ )

[elleng]

104. Yes, even tho THAT!

[Grammy23]

31. I am no fan of John Mc Cain but being a cancer survivor myself,

I don't wish that on anyone. He's been down this road before but the location this time is a whole other calamity. I am sure some people may regret the mean things they said about him after his apparent confusion several weeks ago, especially given his history of cancer some years ago. I wish him well and will be thinking of him and his family during this stressful time.

[sabbat hunter]

33. Same cancer

that got Ted Kennedy.

The fact that surgery has already been ruled out and will be treated with chemo and radiation is not a good sign.

[elleng]

35. Glioblastoma, a bad type of brain cancer I think, not that ANY is good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioblastoma

[freddyvh]

36. positive vibes being sent

[guss]

37. diagnosed

I always liked McCain. He as a Republican is the last Unicorn who has some sort of Morality to him.
When he was running for President against Obama.
He Was asked at a town hall meeting by some gal about Obama being a Muslim.
He Told her that was wrong to say and It was not true.
I Respect him for that. And he a guy with a great sense of humor.
Hard to find among that party.
even though what he had to agree to for his constituents in his party
My Hopes and prayers for him and his family.

[janx]

105. Link:

[guss]

165. ty

Thank you for providing this video.
It shows he is more then a Political hack and more of a Real person.

[DFW]

39. For those who don't know the term "glioblastoma"

It's a death sentence. No cure. They can delay the inevitable (Ted Kennedy had this, too), but it's not curable.

My brother-in-law had it, too. He was diagnosed at 48, told he had six months at best. He quit his job, took daily hikes in the woods, went sailing, lived two and a half years, which amazed his doctors, but it only put off the inevitable. He never lived to see his 52nd birthday.

They can make McCain comfortable for a while, maybe he can even resume his Senate duties for a few months, depending on how well he responds to whatever treatment they decide to try. But there is no exit from this. All his insurance and all his money won't get him a cure for a glioblastoma. There is none.

[Mr.Bill]

49. You are correct.

That was our experience with my sister-in-law.

[still_one]

58. I suspect he will be offerred the latest in immunothreapies

[Pachamama]

78. Yes, it is a death sentence and McCain will not necessarily be able to be well enough to work nor

....make decisions that are rational and coming from a fully functioning brain. This tumor fully explains some of McCain's strange behavior and bizarre questioning of Comey and answers to other interviews in recent months. It won't get better, only worse.

The question is of course, how long does he have even with the best healthcare and treatment the Mayo Clinic can offer - 3, 6, 9 months? And does he want to spend it with his wife and children and friends? Doing for example as your Brother in law did and living his life, whatever is left, as best he can with those he loves and love him. Or does he try to "work" and be a Senator for his constituents, where he may or may not necessarily be functioning properly with all his faculties and decision making? Then again, we have currently the occupant of the White House who isn't necessarily functioning properly with all faculties and decision making....

What a mind fuck this all is.....

[Bradical79]

118. From what I recently read the average has gone up

with the latest treatments. 15 months on average, of course it also depends on a number of variables. Like how advanced it is.

[DFW]

154. As far as I have seen

Once an initial tumor is removed, one can function normally for many months. It always comes back, of course, and at some point, it takes over parts of the brain without one cannot live. It is then declared to be operable no further, and nature takes its course.

But as with my brother-in-law, and indeed with Teddy Kennedy and others I have known with this, if the first operation to remove what is visible is successful, the victim can function normally for months afterward, in rare cases even a year or two. But it ALWAYS comes back. Symptoms like epilepsy, incoherency, rapidly deteriorating motor functions and others manifest themselves. My brother-in-law, at the end, lost even the ability to swallow water and would have died of dehydration without intravenous water supplements.

McCain, curiously, now has the chance to go out as a hero of a people whose voice he has finally heard, or as McConnell's lackey. Either way, he is departing this world, and sooner rather than later unless he manages to beat all odds. I would not want to place any bets on his choosing the nobler path, but I have no objection to being pleasantly surprised, either.

[harun]

157. Very sad. Hope his GOP colleagues see that everyone eventually needs good healthcare.

[DFW]

163. Don't hold your breath

McCain's Republican colleagues seem more in tune with what Alan Grayson claimed their health care motto to be so many years ago: "stay healthy or die quickly." McCain's ailment is terminal, and the Republican attitude on such situations seems to be "there is no cure, so why should anyone else pay for treatment?"

[iluvtennis]

40. My good vibes and prayers are with him and his family. As I'm a military vet, I

always liked him. I just always wanted him to stand up to the dumb one instead of always acquiescing. It made my blood boil when the dumb one said McCain as a POW was a coward cuz he got caught.

[yurbud]

54. McCain is from a different generation of Republican. My home state of Oregon had two liberal Repub

senators at the same time who were widely respected across the political spectrum.

McCain is someone you could disagree with, and even if he lied to your face, you'd know that he knew the truth.

The current batch of Republicans are either dumb as fucking dirt or they are perfect stone cold sociopaths who do a pretty good job of imitating Gomer Pyle crossed with a lynch mob.

[not fooled]

155. Current batch of republicans: All thanks

to the koch brothers and their ilk taking over the puke party + faux and flush poisoning the minds of many of our fellow Americans.

Oh, and re McCain: godspeed and think of your fellow Americans lacking your quality of health care.

[EX500rider]

164. Which was so stupid of Trump..

....for Christ's sake, he got shot down and landed near VC, what was he supposed to do? Take on the whole NVA with a pistol?

[SummerSnow]

41. Oh no. :(

[mindfulNJ]

44. Very sad

Wishing him the best.

[broadcaster90210]

46. Don't care

He would kill millions of innocents with his support of Rethug policies.

I have no pity for the man. He better hope I am correct and that there is no Hell.

[qanda]

47. Very sorry to hear this

I remember how I felt when Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It broke my heart then and my heart is broken now. Nobody deserves cancer. Nobody!

[mchill]

51. My friend has same cancer in same area of brain

Glioblastoma - though there are subtypes, I believe. McCain's confusion at the Comey hearing was very similar to the first symptoms of my friend, last October. He lives out of state, but I got a chance to see him this last weekend and the decline was noticeable. He lost his speech within days of his initial confusion and subsequent dx. Had surgery, radiation, then chemo (pill form). He was able to speak pretty well after the radiation, but now, no more. A few words. Weak. Going back for more surgery and a chemo wafer this week.

Given my friend's condition, I doubt McCain will come back to the Senate. It is very sad.

Sadly, I've heard of worse cases with this extremely fast growing cancer. Someone was driving down the freeway and had such a bad headache he stopped the car and called 911. He died a few weeks later at UCSF. So much depends on which part of the brain, if operable and what brain activities it affects. That is my understanding.

[mchill]

55. Come to think of it

I think the blood clot was in front of the speech area and affect short term memory? Something with cognition. And I remember a Senator said he spoke with him at the hospital.

[NRaleighLiberal]

52. we are all human beings. Times like these I'd rather go high.

nuff said.

[catbyte]

53. Well, that explains his bizarre questioning of Comey. Sad to hear it. It's a horrific way to go.

[mobeau69]

56. I'll never forget the dirty trick Lee Atwater and Bush

pulled on him in the SC primary. I read that Atwater had his regrets about it on his deathbed.

[catbyte]

59. Here's an awful coincidence: Atwater died of an inoperable brain tumor, too.

This is going to be horrific for his family. It's really saddens me. It's just an awful way to go.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

63. South Carolina was Rove. Atwater was way dead by then. nt

[mobeau69]

142. Thanks. I stand corrected.

The push polling was so Atwaterish that I forgot about Vader's role in it.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

147. Ha! No problem. nt

[Skittles]

65. Atwater had many regrets

so many Democrats reached out to him during his dreadful illness - I never thought it was possible, but from all accounts he felt some shame over the way he had behaved

[still_one]

92. Do you believe that Atwater would have had those regrets if he wasn't terminal? I seriously

doubt it. He exploited and embraced racism to its fullest extent, and was instrumental in making today's republican party in that image

[still_one]

89. Atwater was Rove's mentor, and it was Atwater's legacy that rove and bush used in SC.

What they did is organize through the christian coalition to spread the lie that mccain sired an out of wedlock child who was African American. They were tapping into the virulent racism that permeates the republican party in SC, and they were successful.

What Atwater's legacy was, and what he passed down to Rove and the republicans was to utilize blatant racism lies against Michael Dukakis, saying that he would "strip the bark off the little bastard", where referring to Dukakis, and making Willie Horton his running mate.

Atwater utilized the racism of the Southern strategy to its fullest racist extent, and embraced the politics of personal destruction.

As for the "regrets" that Atwater had, and the apology that he offered when he knew he was terminal, I suspect it was more because he knew he was going to meet his maker than anything else. I do not think he would have been remorseful at all if he wasn't terminal, and his racist legacy is the center of the republican party

[shenmue]

57. ...

Not a supporter of his politics, but the big C is a tough deal.

[benld74]

60. Prayers

[csziggy]

61. Isn't glioblastoma the same cancer that Ted Kennedy had?

It is the same kind my oldest sister died from. It is very invasive and it is pretty much impossible to remove it all so it tends to recur.

I hope some of the new treatments can help Senator McCain. While I don't agree with his politics he has already gone through so much in his life, he does not deserve this.

[40RatRod]

62. Sad

As a military Vet, I always felt John, in his heart was in the the right place, even when I couldn't agree with his politics.

[Old Vet]

161. As a combat vet, He will always hold a special place with me.............

Only understood by other combat vets.

[nolabear]

67. I'm truly sorry. Cancer is a monster.

I wish humanoid his family nothing but the best.

[alp227]

69. link to article

http://cnn.com/2017/07/19/health/gupta-mccain-glioblastoma/index.html

[janx]

70. This news popped up on my computer from WAPost a few minutes ago...

Horrible news.

If that man had managed to win the presidency (sans Palin) at some other time, it wouldn't have bothered me at all. He is a war hero and a stand-up guy.

How ironic that this is happening now. He can't stand what is currently going on.

[deminks]

73. deepest sympathies. I will pray for him and his family.

[Shrike47]

75. Sad for him, his family and the country. He had some honor.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

76. Unfortunate for him, but he is an old man...

80 years old. It's not so shocking considering his age.

[whathehell]

82. I'm sorry to hear that..

I always thought of him as one of the better members of his party.

[RKP5637]

84. I wish him well! He reminds me sometimes of 'old school' republicans and not

as wacky as the new regime. I hope he gets better, but cancer ...
Stay Strong, John McCain, as we know he will.

[catbyte]

85. On Twitter, Deplorable Donald's Deplorables are doing handstands.

Vile doesn't even begin to describe them. I can't believe how goddamn vicious they're being to a fellow Republican. There really are a lot of worthless, morally bankrupt people in the Republican party.

[RKP5637]

90. The republican party should somehow purge itself of these creatures, but they are Trump's kind of

people. They are people that exist for hatred and that is their essence of life, extreme hatred and persecution.

[janx]

96. You should see tabloid Breitbart... n/t

[Honeycombe8]

108. This is why I want nothing to do with those people. They are not normal or decent. nr

[BootinUp]

86. So sorry for him and his family. Nt

[PatrickforO]

88. May blessings be on he and his family.

That's rough, and he really is an American hero.

[CountAllVotes]

91. Best wishes to you Sen. McCain

Sad for the Senator & his family!

He is a good man I believe. No one can contest that his is an American that was in a bonafide war which is far more that others can say.

Years of service 1958–1981
Rank Captain
Battles/wars Vietnam War (POW)
Awards

Silver Star
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Navy Commendation Medal
Others

[7962]

94. Dammit. Cancer just sux. HATE it. nt

[peggysue2]

95. Sorry to hear this

A family friend was diagnosed with the same thing but his surgeons were unable to remove the tumor. He's been given 12-14 months with initial radiation and followup chemo. The problem with these tumors is that they're aggressive and send spidery threads throughout the connective tissue. So, even when the primary tumor is excised, you rarely get it all, as in destroy every cancer cell.

This is never the news you want to receive. For yourself or your loved ones. Blessings to McCain and his family. This will be a hard, painful road for them all.

[Turbineguy]

97. I am very sad with this news.

[Dorn]

103. Sad news, I wish him well

[ReformedGOPer]

106. Having been through 3 separate rounds of chemo over the past 5 years

I sincerely hope he decides to reject treatment. I'm in my late 50's, and it is hell for me. I've told all of my immediate family that if it comes back a fourth time, I can't go through it again.

[Honeycombe8]

107. This is really bad news. Survival rates are low, and he's 80. Oh, my.

This is terrible news.

The Republicans are losing one of its members who isn't batsh_t crazy like Cruz.

[Siwsan]

109. That is the same cancer that killed my Dad

My heart goes out to the McCain family.

[SunSeeker]

110. Glioblastoma. Ungood.

I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[gademocrat7]

112. A difficult time for him and his family.

[Squinch]

115. I am sorry to hear this. I wish him peace.

[joeybee12]

117. Is it what got Teddy Kennedy?

Very common for people over 75 and not curable.

[catbyte]

120. Yes

[joeybee12]

129. Too bad

Even with excellent care, it's fatal. Happened to some friends parents

[Worktodo]

121. Very sad

Have not always agreed with McCain but he has served our country with a level of decency and civility that is often absent in politics these days.

[Kablooie]

125. The Freerepublic people are absolutely destestible. Comments on McCain prove this.

Most of the comments related to McCain are snide comments about Obamacare, "good riddance", he should resign and who will replace him.

Nary a single note of sympathy and care for him a human being.

The right is filled with horrible people who have lost all their humanity.

[jzodda]

127. That disgusts me

Terrible human beings

[jzodda]

126. I am very down over this tonight

I may not have agreed with the man on a host of issues but the notion that this guy who survived a prisoner of war camp will be felled by this makes me very sad.

FIND A CURE FOR CANCER!!!!

[Motley13]

128. He needs to get the same treatment that Jimmy Carter had.

[gilbert sullivan]

130. Every human will become afflicted with cancer if they live long enough.

Assuming something else doesn't kill them (us). It's one of the gifts we get from the loving god the bible tells us about.

[LanternWaste]

150. It's also a gift from the environments we cherish and want to save.

It's also a gift from the environments we cherish and want to save.

(I get it finally... petulant irrelevance is indeed, fun and entertaining, despite the lack of character is illustrates!!!)

[dalton99a]

162. +1

[tammywammy]

132. That's sad news. n/t

[SergeStorms]

134. In the words of the immortal "The Dude".......

"Bummer, man".

No really, that is about the biggest freaking bummer out there. McCain is a good man, despite being a Republican. I wish he and his family best wishes, and the best help today's medicine can provide. No healthcare jokes here, folks.

[montana_hazeleyes]

135. I'm sorry to hear this.

Damn.

[flvegan]

136. No place for politics or my team v your team here.

Get well soon, sir.

[murielm99]

139. I could never agree with his politics

but I am sorry for him and his family.

[denvine]

140. Darn, I'm so sorry to hear this!

We didn't agree on much of anything but I would never wish this on him.

[truthisfreedom]

141. Wrong guy if you ask me. Sorry John and family. You've always seemed pretty decent.

Pretty thoughtful, for a republican.

[rtracey]

148. well

Well, this is the great equalizer. Too bad, but whether you are the King of the World or a street person begging for food, everyone dies, and in the end everyone is equal. Many will say oh how horrible, so sad, he was great, he was wonderful, a brave man, etc, etc,etc, but was he brave when voting for the things that went against his own citizens. Was he brave when he voted to cut programs. Would he have been a good republican and voted with McDickhead on this murder...ahhhh sorry healthcare bill? I HOPE we never know.

Am I sad he has a life threatening illness. Not really. I ask myself for the thousands...was he or any of his GOP cretins sad when they help kill many they voted against?, the many they helped cut their futures short?

I was quite lucky with my parents, My father dies in 2010, my mother just this July 4. Both sick, both running major healthcare bills, both covered by medicare and insurance they were able to afford. What about your mother or grandmothers who cant.

no sorry, (and yes it sounds like shit) but I 'm not sad.

[Maeve]

149. I am very sorry for Senator McCain

I respect him, altho I question many of his decisions over the years. He has served our country for a long time and I wish him the best in this challenge.

[left-of-center2012]

151. Lost a brother to a brain tumor

He had all the most modern treatments.

They gave him six months.

He died in three months.

[weydowner]

158. So did mine.

Mine too. But it happened much more quickly - one tuesday he went out for a walk with the dogs - by rhe weekend he was gone; terrible terrible thing.
But it is not Brain Cancer, from what I hear. Just a brain tumour; any type of blastoma is bad - he, and JM had the worst sort.

[CentralMass]

152. That is tough new. I wish him well.

[jimlup]

153. McCain is at least a "sane" Republican

I'm very disappointed and concerned to learn this.