Ducklo has stage four lung cancer

[edhopper]

This does not excuse his behavior, but it might temper some reaction to what he did.
I think he still needed to resign, but I also give him a little sympathy with my condemnation.

[Irish_Dem]

1. He could be on some meds that make him angry and erratic?

[Nac Mac Feegle]

10. From a little bit of experience, here

Often cancer patients are prescribed steroids. These can randomly play merry hell with the emotions. I had some mood swings during some of my medical misadventures, and have some acquaintances who have suffered like. They can come on with unpredictable triggers. There can be hidden stressors that aren't even known to the patients themselves, triggering an episode 'out of the blue'.

Not truly being in control of ones' self emotionally is unbelievably frightening, on top of everything else going on. The shame of having 'lost it' so unexpectedly is another stressor to pile atop everything else.

Don't judge too harshly, you may not know all the facts.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Steroids have a high incidence of producing out of control rage and anger.

There can also be psychotic symptoms where the patient begins to lose a sense of reality or becomes paranoid.

In addition, a young man with stage 4 cancer must have significant grieving and loss issues.

If he loves his girlfriend a great deal and perceives her as his rock right now, he could irrationally try to protect her by lashing out.

I feel empathy and compassion right now for him. I would guess Biden does as well.

Bottom line is that this young man does not belong in the work place and is better off at home with loved ones. He doesn't need the pressure cooker of the WH.

[Ms. Toad]

18. As someone with a $200,000/year daughter -

Even when you have a medically and financially devastating illness, access to health care is tied to your job.

From personal experience, the ACA starts on the first of the month - and insurance is sometimes terminated immediately (rather than the end of the month). Treatment from now until Feb 28 for stage IV cancer could be financially devastating.

[Irish_Dem]

27. Good point. I hope Biden took this into account and arrangements were made.

He knows first hand the financial devastation a cancer dx entails.

[skylucy]

13. That is absolutely true. My husband was on high doses of prednisone etc. many years ago and he said

they made him feel like putting his fist through the wall. He hated the feeling. Steroids are a miracle drug in many ways to control inflammation, but their side effects can be awful.

[Sympthsical]

19. I'm on a strong dose of methyl prednisone at the moment

The cause is a bad allergic reaction to something unknown.

I haven’t felt any anger issues all week, but the dreams have been hyper realistic and completely wild. Every time I sleep (which is constantly, because of accompanying antihistamines), it’s like entering a bizarre second life.

I don’t know what I was exposed to, but I’d like to not experience this week again.

[Deuxcents]

2. O...

Sad to hear n I still don’t understand what happened for his dismissal. I missed the conversation but ..yeah..not a good place to be with his health n now this.

[edhopper]

5. He is in a relationship with a reporter from Axios

he berated another reporter for writing about it.

[BannonsLiver]

3. Yeah it's a sad situation

What he did was deeply unprofessional. A simple “I’m sorry but it’s none of your business who I’m dating. (click)” would have sufficed.

But maybe on the upside I can’t imagine a drearier backdrop to a cancer fight than American politics. So maybe getting away from it will benefit his overall well-being.

[secondwind]

4. Oh my goodness...... he is so young...

very sorry to read this. I wish him well.......

[marble falls]

6. I think I'm probably free after eight years of fighting, surgeries, "infusions". I get what ...

... might be going on in his life. Doesn't give him a pass. There are good anger management therapies, but I do feel he gets a bit more of a chance. There's no indication he's given any advantage to his 'steady'.

Thank goodness I got a pass the times I needed it, being sick with no guaranties can work on someone.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. He actually has stage four lung cancer.

[edhopper]

8. Oh

will edit. That is very bad.

[bdamomma]

9. that's sad

nt

[JI7]

12. And Greg Gianforte is Governor

He had support of his party during his time in Congress and run for governor.

For those who claim to care about assault on reporters.

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[JI7]

14. The very imporant story was that he started seeing Axios Reporter while she was engaged to someone e

Politico needed to expose that all imporant scandal of the Biden administration.

[applegrove]

15. He could be in the last phase if his life and acted out when he saw

that threatened. No excuse. He made a great statement in admission of that fact as he apologized.

[dalton99a]

16. He apologized. He will soon be dying. Leave him in peace.

What crime did he commit? Did he attack the Capitol?

[cwydro]

20. Does this logic go for Limbaugh too?

Curious.

[edhopper]

21. No

because Rush is the same asshole he has been his whole life. He is not acting differently since he became ill.

[cwydro]

23. I don't think acting in a misogynistic way to a colleague and saying "I will destroy you" came

from illness.

When people show you who they are...

[edhopper]

24. I am not excusing his behavior or saying he should not of resigned.

But yes, the drugs he is probably on for stage four lung cancer do affect behavior.

[shrike3]

30. They certainly do. Some people exhibit very extreme behavior. I'm a breast cancer survivor and

have heard stories that would curl your hair. They definitely impact emotions, behavior, everything. I also know someone who's a Stage 4 lung cancer survivor, so there is hope.

After what he said and did, there's no way he could remain in the press office.

[shrike3]

29. It can. I'm a cancer survivor and have known others in treatment, and the drugs can work havoc

on your thoughts and emotions. I remember a woman telling me that when she was in treatment, she despised her husband and wanted to end her marriage. However, given she was in treatment she took no action. Once it was over and the drugs were out of her system, it was like a fog lifted and everything was as it was before. You don't know how to react.

That said, he could not be in the press office after saying and doing what he did. I wish him the best. Time to move on.

[George II]

22. Limbaugh was who he is decades before he developed cancer. Why compare the two????

[Sympthsical]

25. He resigned. It's over

I'm not going to defend what he did or slander anyone involved.

Sad it happened. Glad he resigned. Sadder that this is part of the legacy he's leaving behind after achieving what must've been the high point of his career. Cancer is a horrible way to go. But to know you're going and this is the last impression of your career?

I feel a lot of empathy for the situation.

But he did have to go, because what he did was very, very out of bounds.

[cwydro]

26. Well said. nt

[shrike3]

28. Cancer treatment can wreak havoc on your thoughts and emotions.

That said, he could not remain in that position after what he did and said. I hope his health improves and he gets his life together.