Michael Caputo receives 'metastatic head and neck cancer' diagnosis

[RandySF]

Michael R. Caputo, the East Aurora political consultant at the center of controversy over the Trump administration's Covid-19 messaging, has been diagnosed with cancer.

Assemblyman David J. DiPietro, R-East Aurora, acting as Caputo's spokesman, said Thursday that the Health and Human Services spokesman on leave from his assistant secretary post has "squamous cell carcinoma, a metastatic head and neck cancer which originated in his throat."

"He is now home in Western New York, resting in the loving arms of his family, under the watchful eye of Jesus Christ," DiPietro said in a written statement.

Caputo, who was diagnosed after surgery last week for a lump on his neck at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., has yet to determine where further treatment will take place, he said Thursday.

A veteran of Carl P. Paladino's 2010 run for governor as well as President Trump's 2016 campaign, Caputo ignited a firestorm in recent days after accusing government scientists of "sedition." He told The Buffalo News last week that he has endured significant pain in recent months after discovering a "walnut sized" bump on his neck that he labeled a "swollen lymph node."

"It's something I've been dealing with for months but didn't do anything about it," he said then, "even though I work in a building full of doctors."



https://buffalonews.com/news/michael-caputo-receives-metastatic-head-and-neck-cancer-diagnosis/article_e1bcb148-fe77-11ea-862a-d375b2b7683d.html

[hlthe2b]

1. well, that sucks. (I may detest him, but I can't wish that on anyone)

[lagomorph777]

2. Medical crisis for somebody who has committed medical genocide?

Why wouldn't I wish that on him? His death may help save thousands in the future.

[malaise]

6. The truth

Not one of them cares about the over 204,000 already dead from Covid

[hlthe2b]

10. I don't believe in the death penalty either. Even for those who deserve it. He will be in for a lot

of suffering. If that is his karma, then he brought it on. Not me.

[CatWoman]

17. a la Lee Atwater

[hlthe2b]

20. Yup

[JI7]

57. It's not the state that is sentencing him to death. But HE DID use the state to hurt others

[hlthe2b]

76. Never said it was.

It was a simile that underscores the consistency of belief. I don't believe in celebrating suffering and death, no matter the cause, no matter the culpability, no matter the deplorable nature of the target. That is most certainly not the same as defending their actions. It is allowing their own karma to decide.

[Cha]

58. I don't "wish" it on him but the Hypocrisy of

his spokesman talking about ".. Jesus Christ.." & his "..in the arms of his loving family.. " is just too much.

Caputo is no more a follower of Christ than trump & the rest of the maggats.

I'm not religious but I know the so called "Christians" that spew trump talk are a mass of flaming hypocrites

[DeminPennswoods]

4. Too bad for him and his family, but

Karma seems to be catching up with a lot of these Trump enablers like Caputo. Who am I to argue?

[PJMcK]

8. Fuck him

He didn’t give a damn about his fellow Americans.

[Paladin]

15. You beat me to it. Fuck him. (nt)

[Polly Hennessey]

24. Not only do I detest him, I do not wish him well.

[hlthe2b]

37. Never said I "wished him well." Just prepared to step aside and let Karma decide, rather than

wishing harm myself. He's not going to "get off lightly," by any means, if that helps.

[BigDemVoter]

42. NOr do I, and I don't feel one bit sorry for him either.

[Kahuna]

45. Same. That's a horrible way to go. nt

[rzemanfl]

3. I am not going to say much about the watchful eye of Christ's Dad. n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Guess I will cut this guy some slack. Facing that and having the job he had...

He would have served himself and his family better if he had gotten to a doctor earlier instead of screeching paranoid rants.

Given his authoritarian bent and health issues he would served us all better if would have walked months ago.

[yonder]

7. Trust the Science.

[lanlady]

9. Can we presume he won't be accepting any help from medical science?

All that "sedition" might be contagious if you get too close to it.

[madaboutharry]

11. I'm always sorry to read of anyone's illness.

I lost a friend to this same cancer.

Caputo is a horrible person, but I wish him well.

[cwydro]

29. I like it when I read decent posts here.

Sometimes I lose heart.

We’re supposed to be better. Thank you.

[RelativelyJones]

12. It's always a family tragedy when someone faces this. I wish him well.

[Hekate]

13. Bejesus. I'm sorry for him. No wonder he saw shadows crawling over the ceiling.

What gave me a real lurch, though, is that squamous cell cancer is something my husband is dealing with lately, in his skin. Our dermatologist freezes and cauterizes, but recently had to refer him for in-office surgery for two that grew back. Many stitches later...

I don’t think I’m going to share this story with him.

[gopiscrap]

14. Not a lot of sympathy here

[Blue_true]

56. That man's actions have thwarted delivery of information to the public that likely

could have prevented tens of thousands COVID19 deaths. I have no sympathy for him.

[JI7]

75. Exactly, if he was just some guy doing the usual stupid attacks about Democrats being socialists

I might have some sympathy.

But he pushed to change info about Covid and started consprimacy theories about those trying to do something about it.

[ret5hd]

16. I've heard of a GREAT faith healer...

RW nut job, not affiliated in ANY way with those ignorant medical professionals.

I’m sure he’ll fix you right up!

[BannonsLiver]

18. Meh

[IggleDuer]

19. Hope he has good health insurance...

... It would be a shame if it turned out that he smoked, or had HPV, two of the most common causes of head and neck cancer. That would disqualify him as a pre-existing condition.

[dalton99a]

66. Trump is making sure he gets the best care - at taxpayer expense

Caputo, 58, said he entered the National Cancer Institute at the urging of Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who noticed the lump, and that the president directed arrangements for his admission and had checked on him.

"The Caputo family wants to thank President Donald Trump and Secretary Alex Azar for their friendship and support," DiPietro said Thursday, referring to the HHS secretary.

Caputo is on a 60-day leave from the federal government after posting a Facebook Live claim that some doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency battling the Covid-19 pandemic, were involved in an anti-Trump conspiracy.

[not_the_one]

21. PROVE it. Let's see the lab results and the x-rays. From a REPUTABLE doctor.

Add the ultimate insult, "He is now home in Western New York, resting in the loving arms of his family, under the watchful eye of Jesus Christ". Give me (AND JFC) a fucking break.

Besides, I would think throat cancer would have no affect whatsoever on the conspiracy shit that came out of his mouth, which resulted in him making the fuhrer turd look bad.

EVERYTHING these treasonous bastards do is a cover for something else, or an effort to cover their own ass.

If he IS ill, Boo Fucking Hoo. Couldn't happen to a more deserving person. Other than the turd himself.

[nolabear]

23. Good grief. You might revel in pain and suffering but what an awful thing to say.

[cwydro]

30. NOt the first time and not the last that we'll read this kind of thing here.

Disheartening.

[not_the_one]

55. I stand by my comment.

They do nothing but lie. I do not believe him.

Ran out of fucks to give a LONG time ago.

[dalton99a]

69. It's probably a scam - like Limbaugh

[nolabear]

22. Terrible diagnosis. I do t want him involved in govt but don't take joy in this.

[nancy1942]

25. My husband died with this.

It was a terrible way to go; I can't say that I have much sympathy for Caputo however. Not that I wish him ill..I just really don't care.

[area51]

50. I'm sorry for your loss.

[Polly Hennessey]

26. One less scum bum to bring misery to others.

[irisblue]

27. Sympathies to those who loved him

Metastatic Head and Neck cancer is a very ugly death.
Wiki says he has a wife and children.

[Vinca]

43. Dying of Covid is a very ugly death. For all we know the wife is overjoyed.

[irisblue]

44. Covid?

I do not know her, their children. I do hope all humans as they leave life have someone who loved/loves them.

[Vinca]

46. This fellow cares zero about the 200,000+ people who have died of Covid so far. If he has

a slow and painful death from cancer he'll be reaping the end result he cultivated for those hundreds of thousands by manipulating the information on the CDC web site - among other things including calling it a hoax - to make Trump look better. Maybe the King will hold his hand as he leaves life. The wife and kids probably won't be allowed in the hospital because of Covid - just like all those other families who said their goodbyes via telephone.

[irisblue]

47. Thx for explaining

I misunderstood what you were saying.

[BigmanPigman]

71. Ditto! Ditto!

[dalton99a]

78. +1. And Caputo is a Russian operative with long ties to the Kremlin

He actually lived in Russia, worked for Putin, and married Russian women

Perhaps his old friend Putin will give him a nice funeral in Russia (if he really has cancer)

[BamaRefugee]

28. Can't "Dr." Stella Immanuel help?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[KG]

31. thought. prayers. etc.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

32. Thoughts and Preyers.

[PCIntern]

33. HPV.

Big spike in cases due to oral sex. I have fifty stories here in my practice

[irisblue]

36. Cigs and Alcohol too.

Also, brain bleach b/c the idea of him having sex is gross

[BlueLucy]

39. It's HPV not cigs and alcohol.

Squamous cell carcinoma is HPV in the head and neck caused by oral sex. It's 90% curable.

[irisblue]

40. Can you show me in the article where it said the origin of the squamous cell cancer was from HPV

Also, a diagnosis of metastatic head and neck cancer is a BFD.
Given head and neck anatomy, there is alot of vital organs, larynx, blood vessals, spinal cord in a fairly small area.

[Silent3]

34. I wonder if this had hit his brain already when he was talking so crazy...

...or if not directly in his brain, responsible for indirect psychological effects.

[gratuitous]

35. Let's see what Jesus had to say

"God, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matthew chapter 7 verse 12. The godly thing to do is to use the same measure for Caputo that he used to measure others. Matthew chapter 7 verse 2. And Matthew 5 verse 7: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."

Caputo might want to think twice about cozying up to Jesus as depicted in Matthew's gospel.

[BlueLucy]

38. HPV. NT

[ARPad95]

41. "A veteran of Carl P. Paladino's 2010 run for governor as well as President Trump's 2016 campaign"

Speaking of the devil...

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/09/report-carl-paladino-has-covid-19-still-opposes-ny-coronavirus-restrictions.html

Updated 8:22 AM; Today 8:22 AM

Buffalo, N.Y. -- Western New York businessman Carl Paladino is recovering from Covid-19 after being hospitalized this month, according to a new report.

Paladino, the 74-year-old Buffalo developer who ran for New York state governor in 2010, tells The Buffalo News that he was in the hospital for two days in early September. Tests found he had the coronavirus and a mild case of pneumonia.

“It was horrible,” Paladino told the newspaper. “It’s a terrible disease, and you don’t know when it’s going to end.”

Paladino was among the attendees at a “Gridlock Buffalo” rally in April opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus shutdown. He was forced to close five hotels and lay off 451 workers.

The Buffalo News reports Paladino is currently in quarantine, but hopes to resume working as chairman of Ellicott Development Co. as soon as he can. Paladino did not know how he got the virus and said he probably transmitted it to his sister and brother-in-law.

He also told the publication that he still opposes Cuomo’s restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus.

“I think it was an overreaction,” Paladino said. “They’ve got America scared to death and our entire economy is shut down. Look at our city – look at these poor barbers, these bowling alleys, it’s just sinful what they did to our society.”

Paladino co-chaired President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign in New York and was the Republican nominee for governor in 2010. He was ousted from the Buffalo School Board in 2017, months after he said he wished President Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and former first lady Michelle Obama should be “let loose on the outback of Zimbabwe.”

The coronavirus has killed more than 201,000 people in the U.S. and infected nearly 7 million Americans as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Yeah, he's a real charmer. Karma's a bitch, right Carl?

[demtenjeep]

48. am I supposed to be sad?

don't have any fucks to give

[MustLoveBeagles]

49. My sympathies to his family

I don't like him but I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

[PlanetBev]

51. My best friend of 35 years died from pancreatic cancer last week.

She was hoping to make it to the election. I’m all cried out. I have no tears left for a traitorous sycophant like Caputo.

A timeless reminder for all. You can’t buy back your life with money and raw power.

[Demovictory9]

79. I am sorry

[RhodeIslandOne]

52. Die and die quickly asshole

explains why he's clearly mentally unstable.

[bdamomma]

53. May all

who pay homage to the orange POS have the same fate. Sorry but not sorry for saying this.

203.033 Americans have died in 6 months.

[EndlessWire]

54. My brother died of it.

It was horrible.

They pulled all his teeth out, because they would have dissolved anyway due to treatment, and it was a better course of care to control the removal all at once. His dentures never fit right, so he had to learn to eat without any teeth, and very little saliva.

He had a course of radiation therapy. During the meetings for this, it was mentioned that maybe he should now stop smoking, seeing as how he had throat cancer, and the nurse said, "Why bother?" My brother turned pale when he heard that.

He was supposed to have his lymph nodes stripped out, but it would have severely impaired his arm movements, so he declined. He wanted to die. He never stopped smoking. He lasted approximately five years after diagnosis and treatment.

His death was horrendous. He had thick, ropey secretions that came out like vomit that he couldn't clear. Eventually, he died of suffocation.

My friends, if you smoke, do everything you can to stop. Throat cancer is a horrible way to die. I still cry when I think of what he went through.

[Tanuki]

60. I am so sorry that your brother went through something so horrible.

Someone I loved died of brain cancer last year. I understand the pain of watching helpessly as a fatal cancer takes its relentless course. Thank you for your lesson in a harsh reality. Perhaps your warning struck home with someone and will save a life.

[EndlessWire]

63. Thank you. n/t

[MustLoveBeagles]

64. I'm sorry for your loss

That must've be awful. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

[JI7]

59. That's Hilarious

[edhopper]

61. I used up my sympathy

on the 200,000 Americans he helped kill.

[misanthrope]

62. That's awful

I can't imagine the emotional whirlwind he and his family are experiencing now.

[dalton99a]

65. Good for him, if true.

[JI7]

74. +

[BGBD]

67. squamous cell carcinoma

is often a very treatable cancer, but when it has already metastasized it is a very different story. It sounds like this one reached his lymphatic system and can quickly spread around the body from there.

[Coventina]

68. Wow. That sucks for him. But, richly deserved.

This guy was involved in the attempted murder of millions of Americans.

Astonishing that his body was turning against him during that time.

I wish more Republicans were suffering this kind of punishment.

[JI7]

73. I wonder if people are even aware of this

seeing by the comments I don't think they even know and just think he was maybe some random guy on the Trump campaign doing the campaign things.

[ecstatic]

77. Exactly! But my first thought upon reading:

The cancer spread to his head--does that mean he has brain tumors? And if so, doesn't that affect his brain functioning? Which means trump was setting US covid-19 response policy based on a mentally incapacitated man's words.

[LeftInTX]

70. Wish it was Trump

[jeffreyi]

72. Wierd.