The problem with glioblastoma is that completely removing all the visible tumor --as the surgeon did

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3. This is a nasty disease

Everything you noted, pwnmom, is sadly true. The prognosis is not good although McCain's fighting spirit may buy him some time. Cancer is a cellular disease and this particular cancer tends to send tendrils around and through the connective tissue. They removed the primary tumor which is good; that in itself will give him some time. But overall, he's been dealt a very bad hand.

This is going to be monstrously hard on his family. MaCain himself? He's a crusty old bird and I absolutely believe what his daughter wrote: that right now he's the calm, cool one. As bad as it will be for his wife and children, I suspect it will particularly hard on his mother. No one should have to watch a son or daughter die, regardless of how old they are. Cancer is hard, can be crushing for family members. It's a painful journey.