Reminder: Mazie Hirono has Stage 4 kidney cancer while fighting for us.

[SunSeeker]

She was diagnosed in May of 2017. John McCain was not the only one with Stage 4 cancer to vote No on the GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare last year. As this graphic from last year so succinctly put it:



She is currently getting immunotherapy treatment for it instead of chemo, so her hair is not falling out and she appears to be tolerating it well. http://amp.timeinc.net/time/5280460/mazie-hirono-senate-donald-trump  She has not let her Stage 4 cancer stop her from fighting for us.


So when you're feeling down, think you can't keep up the fight, think of Mazie. If she can drag herself out of bed to fight, so can we!

[Wounded Bear]

1. Did not realize that...

Best wishes for a fine Senator.

[MontanaMama]

2. I didn't know.

Thank you Senator.

[SunSeeker]

3. A lot of people don't know. Mazie has not gotten the media recognition she should.

She is a true American hero.

[NastyRiffraff]

36. I didn't know either

I'm sorry she's not getting the recognition she deserves. Yet another reason to love her.

[rockfordfile]

4. She is a patriot

[SunSeeker]

5. Yes, a true patriot nt

[OnDoutside]

6. I was only thinking yesterday that she's looking fantastic for someone heading to 71 next month.

Doubly so now.

[MustLoveBeagles]

7. We need more Mazie's in the Senate.

[SunSeeker]

8. Yes we do. And they're out there.

They may not be quite as heroic as Mazie, but there are plenty of strong Democrats running to unseat vile Republicans. We all need to VOTE for Democrats on Nov. 6!

[Timmygoat]

9. Wow

I have always admired her, but words cannot thank her enough for her hard work and devotion for democrats.

[sheshe2]

10. She Persisted.

Thank you for the reminder SunSeeker.

[SunSeeker]

12. My pleasure, she. She inspires me.

[awesomerwb1]

11. I didn't know that.

What a patriot and class act.

Thank you for sharing and reminding us.

[OliverQ]

13. She is one of my favorite Senators.

[SunSeeker]

14. Mine too.

Love her!

[Denzil_DC]

15. Ugh, I didn't know, so it's a real blow to hear this.

I hope her therapy is successful.

[SunSeeker]

18. Yes, she is on borrowed time, yet she is giving that time to us.

She is truly a patriot.

The immunotherapies they have these days do offer hope.

[JimGinPA]

16. Thanks For Cleaning This Up For Me

[SunSeeker]

17. Thanks for the Mazie graphic!

[niyad]

19. I did know this, and she is definitely one of my sheroes. hard to give up when you look

at her determination and courage.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. She is a powerful voice and a powerful spirit

with no need to "stomp her feet" or "pound the podium" to underscore her leadership and views.

I hope she can continue to muster the strength from her beliefs and mission to see her through her ailments.

[llmart]

21. I didn't know this either.

One more example of the double standard for women vs. men. McCain's illness was reported on excessively, ad nauseum. If people on DU say they didn't know this, including me, I have to believe that no one in the mainstream media thought her vote was worthy enough to comment on.

My only disqualifier is that I rarely watch much mainstream TV, so maybe they did, but I would think someone on DU would have posted a link at one point or another.

[SunSeeker]

40. It was not covered on the major networks. That's why so few know.

I think Rachel Maddow mentioned itlast year.

[True Dough]

62. It's a shame that Hirono's courage hasn't received more MSM attention

I knew nothing of her illness prior to spotting this thread. She should be celebrated widely for her dedication and stoicism.

[a kennedy]

22. Wow.....and no fanfare, just doing her damn job, AS ALL WOMEN DO

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everyday, she’s my new super hero.

[Vinca]

23. I had no idea. Why do things like this happen to good people like Mazie??

[Cyrano]

24. Thank you, Mazie. You are loved.

[marieo1]

25. Cancer diagnosis

I am so sad about this. She is one of my very favorite congress people. She is a fighter and my prayers are with her. Everyone needs to send prayers her way.

[duforsure]

26. Wow, didn't know that, thanks for posting,

And she is already one of the people I most admire and respect in Congress , and she has done so much to help in these dark times, and learning she's fighting this disease is heartbreaking. Prayers coming her way. Thank you for working so hard for all of us Senator, your dedication , and hard work will not be forgotten.

[Gothmog]

27. I really admire Senator Hirono

[True Blue American]

35. Really brave

Maizie Hirona.

[at140]

28. I know first hand what Mazie is going through,

and my heart goes out to her and any one with stage 4 cancer. My wife had no external symptoms until she began having pain in one of her ribs, then it went away. Then it kept coming back, only more intense, so she went to the hospital for a check up, and it was stage 4 cancer, which means it has spread to other places. She is fighting it with chemo and immuno-therapy and radiation.

[True Blue American]

34. My Husband was having severe

Leg problems. The Doctor gave him muscle relazers.

I noticed huge bruises on his sides.bleeding internally. 4 days in the Hospital he was gone. Two weeks after our youngest Son graduated from College.

They called it Oat Cell, the fastest acting.

[at140]

38. wow...that was too quick, so sorry to hear that

Cancer is so sneaky, wife had no symptoms until it had already reached stage 4.

[True Blue American]

41. I am

Sorry to hear that about your wife,too.

How great that we can share. It does help just to talk. I had friends who were with me as much as they could. I hope you have that support but those of us on DU are friends so we understand each others pain.

[at140]

55. yes agree about everything you said.

Message any time, send DU mail any time. It helps so much just to exchange ideas and experiences.

[redstatebluegirl]

29. Another amazing strong woman. We need more of them.

Women can overcome and work past pain and nastiness. Men seem to have issues with it. Prayers to you Dr. Hirono.

[Skidmore]

30. I know. She's a great woman.

My mother died of renal cancer. I hope it is more treatable now.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

31. puts the wedding absentee to shame

She is literally heroic.

[SunSeeker]

39. Good point! nt

[hostalover]

32. My goodness I did not know this. What an admirable woman!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

33. Hat's off to you Mazie!!

[gademocrat7]

37. Senator Hirono is a beacon of hope and strength.

Bravo, Mazie for your efforts! You are truly a patriot.

[oasis]

42. Heroic patriot, solid Democrat.

[Silver Gaia]

43. Oh no. I did not know that.

Tears are welling up in my eyes. She's my hero.

[Cha]

44. My Senator is Amazing! Mahalo for bringing this to

Light, SunSeeker!

Hoping the very best for Senator Mazie Hirono's recovery!

[SunSeeker]

45. You're lucky to have her as your Senator, Cha.

We all are lucky to have her in the Senate.

[Cha]

46. Amen and Hallelujah!

[bluestarone]

47. I had NO IDEA!!

TY soo very much for the things you do for your fellow Americans!!!!

[dalton99a]

48. Kick

[BigmanPigman]

49. I knew that the day of the ACA vote and I called to thank her.

She went all the way to DC and did no grandstanding about it like McCain did. She is a patriot and a hero!

[SunSeeker]

53. Yes, I remember too. She had just had surgery to remove a rib her kidney cancer had spread to.

Yet she flew to DC to vote, and to implore her colleagues to keep the ACA.

As the Time article I link to states:

Hirono has done all this while battling Stage 4 cancer, diagnosed in May 2017. In July she offered an emotional plea to protect President Obama’s health care law from a Republican-led repeal. “It’s hard for me to talk about this. I think you can tell. Give me a moment,” Hirono said in a speech from the Senate floor, delivered without prepared remarks. As her colleagues watched in silence, Hirono described being born at home in rural Japan, her sister’s death from pneumonia because the family didn’t have access to hospitals and a childhood spent living paycheck to paycheck. She then turned to the present. “I am fighting kidney cancer,” she said. “And I’m just so grateful that I had health insurance so that I could concentrate on the care that I needed rather than how the heck I was going to afford the care that was going to probably save my life.”

Very few people heard that speech. The media was more focused on McCain...and whatever crazy shit Trump happened to be saying at that moment.

[bdamomma]

50. Senator Hirono

is a wonderful person and someone I always stop to listen too. My thoughts to her and her spirit to be ever outspoken to our ideals and is a true servant of what she was elected to do.

[Pepsidog]

51. God Bless the Senator and thank you. We are praying for you

[dsc]

52. I remember reading about this back with the skinny repeal but forgot all about it

She looks amazing but apparently looks are deceiving.

[FakeNoose]

54. Sending healing thoughts and prayers to Mazie

Thank you Mazie for being a great Senator and true patriot!

Best wishes for a quick recovery

[Wiseman32218]

56. Thanks for the Info, I never knew!!!!

[Stellar]

57. OMG....praying for her. nt.

[Judi Lynn]

58. Didn't know about this. She is precious. Liked and admired her from long ago.

Thank you for sharing the sad, sad information, SunSeeker.

She is heroic.

[Glimmer of Hope]

59. Another bad ass I love.

[peacebuzzard]

60. I saw a clip of her speaking ever so softly

And wondered how a soft spoken gentle lady made it in today’s senate? Had no idea until now why. Did not know about her illness.
Speak softly my lady, you carry a heavy stick and you must jab that moldy Orangeman whenever you can! An ever so true warrior patriot’s heart ❤️ you have!

[Scurrilous]

61. K&R

[brer cat]

63. K&R