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Wed Jul 19, 2017, 11:42 PM

Jul 2017

Get well soon, sir.

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John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer [View all] lanlady Jul 2017 OP

Yeah MFM008 Jul 2017 #1

Sorry to hear that rpannier Jul 2017 #2

I'm no political fan, but this does sadden me. That's about as bad as it gets. hlthe2b Jul 2017 #3

Yeah, no kidding. calimary Jul 2017 #14

Carter enid602 Jul 2017 #68

McCain's original melanoma was many years ago. This represents a late & very aggressive hlthe2b Jul 2017 #72

This is a glioblastoma, per the report I heard. Not related to melanoma as far as I know. nt Tess49 Jul 2017 #81

That's more recent info, then... hlthe2b Jul 2017 #83

I just heard it a few minutes ago. Tess49 Jul 2017 #87

Same as Sen. Kennedy no? BootinUp Jul 2017 #101

Yes. These tumors cannot be totally resected. They put out little feelers and implant in Tess49 Jul 2017 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author jzodda Jul 2017 #124

I heard on local radio that family said it marybourg Jul 2017 #111

Oh dear sarge43 Jul 2017 #4

OMGOSH.......so sorry to hear that...... a kennedy Jul 2017 #5

This is very sad news. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #6

Not really leftieNanner Jul 2017 #38

Yes, it does suck and I don't wish this suffering on anyone either. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #77

I think I read a few months ago that there is a marybourg Jul 2017 #114

Yes, it can increase survivability by 4-6 months Bradical79 Jul 2017 #119

My Mom was diagnosed with 2 at once. maxsolomon Jul 2017 #66

So sorry to hear that about your mother. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #74

Thanks - it was really hard on my father, but it's 10 years now. maxsolomon Jul 2017 #79

Can you pls explain what you meant by: if you get it, you basically just go to sleep. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #138

once the tumor gets large enough, you can't stay awake maxsolomon Jul 2017 #156

It's a good thing he has quality health care. Salviati Jul 2017 #7

I was thinking the exact same thought. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #13

While your assessment is probably right, I am not sure if he gave any indication how he was still_one Jul 2017 #45

it will be interesting to see drray23 Jul 2017 #71

No chance quakerboy Jul 2017 #113

I wonder if trump will call him a loser for getting cancer? Locrian Jul 2017 #143

+10,000 n/t Bengus81 Jul 2017 #145

Yeah...I agree 1000% with you. I hope John feels some compassion after all of this..... Bengus81 Jul 2017 #144

Sad to hear. I was hoping he would live long like his mother has been JI7 Jul 2017 #8

Going to pray for McCain Matthew28 Jul 2017 #9

i agree 100% and bluestarone Jul 2017 #122

Awful. GoCubsGo Jul 2017 #10

Why couldn't it have been McTurtle? Dopers_Greed Jul 2017 #11

McTurtle's is an advanced form of soul cancer. nt joet67 Jul 2017 #34

McConnell IS a malignant brain tumor. lastlib Jul 2017 #98

very evil people seem to live forever. nt elmac Jul 2017 #99

Mitch McConnell will never die jmowreader Jul 2017 #137

And that asshat Limbaugh............n't Bengus81 Jul 2017 #146

you know the oldest living turtle is like 184 right? snooper2 Jul 2017 #159

He is not the only American recently diagnosed with a life threatening disease jpak Jul 2017 #12

I respect John McCain like no other Senator. Missn-Hitch Jul 2017 #15

This explains the odd Comey questioning JI7 Jul 2017 #23

Just saw a WaPo breaking - link BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #16

I'm sorry to hear this. herding cats Jul 2017 #17

One of the only honorable GOPers left.... alittlelark Jul 2017 #18

His legacy? djg21 Jul 2017 #80

I have had some very pleasant daydreams about that alittlelark Jul 2017 #93

He could make up for punishing us with Sarah Palin. TNNurse Jul 2017 #100

I'm still not convinced that janx Jul 2017 #123

I don't think it was. tammywammy Jul 2017 #131

his legacy is forcing this on the national stage snooper2 Jul 2017 #160

Really sorry to hear that. nikibatts Jul 2017 #19

My wife's sister died from the same kind of cancer last year. Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #20

Sorry for your loss. eom LittleGirl Jul 2017 #24

My mother-in-law, also. narnian60 Jul 2017 #32

I have a first cousin who is in hospice, now, with a cancerous tumor in her brain. demosincebirth Jul 2017 #48

oh boy LittleGirl Jul 2017 #21

Godspeed John McCain Moostache Jul 2017 #22

I'm sorry to hear that. ananda Jul 2017 #25

I hate cancer. WhoWoodaKnew Jul 2017 #26

Is this the same type of brain cancer Ted Kennedy had? bathroommonkey76 Jul 2017 #27

Yes, it is. The irony is cosmic. n/t TygrBright Jul 2017 #50

President Jimmy Carter had brain and liver cancer and is now cancer free, they have some Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #28

Hopefully Mccain can end up like Carter but i think MCcain has a worse JI7 Jul 2017 #43

Wasn't Carter given 6 weeks to live after they had found out what kind of brain cancer he had? LiberalArkie Jul 2017 #64

No. former9thward Jul 2017 #133

Best wishes to Senator McCain dbackjon Jul 2017 #29

McCain has a unique opportunity to regain his position as a hero for the country he loves Freethinker65 Jul 2017 #30

And he's done that several times in the past. elleng Jul 2017 #42

(notwithstanding his selection of Sarah Palin........ ) lastlib Jul 2017 #102

Yes, even tho THAT! elleng Jul 2017 #104

I am no fan of John Mc Cain but being a cancer survivor myself, Grammy23 Jul 2017 #31

Same cancer sabbat hunter Jul 2017 #33

Glioblastoma, a bad type of brain cancer I think, not that ANY is good. elleng Jul 2017 #35

positive vibes being sent freddyvh Jul 2017 #36

diagnosed guss Jul 2017 #37

Link: janx Jul 2017 #105

ty guss Jul 2017 #165

For those who don't know the term "glioblastoma" DFW Jul 2017 #39

You are correct. Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #49

I suspect he will be offerred the latest in immunothreapies still_one Jul 2017 #58

Yes, it is a death sentence and McCain will not necessarily be able to be well enough to work nor Pachamama Jul 2017 #78

From what I recently read the average has gone up Bradical79 Jul 2017 #118

As far as I have seen DFW Jul 2017 #154

Very sad. Hope his GOP colleagues see that everyone eventually needs good healthcare. harun Jul 2017 #157

Don't hold your breath DFW Jul 2017 #163

My good vibes and prayers are with him and his family. As I'm a military vet, I iluvtennis Jul 2017 #40

McCain is from a different generation of Republican. My home state of Oregon had two liberal Repub yurbud Jul 2017 #54

Current batch of republicans: All thanks not fooled Jul 2017 #155

Which was so stupid of Trump.. EX500rider Jul 2017 #164

Oh no. :( SummerSnow Jul 2017 #41

Very sad mindfulNJ Jul 2017 #44

Don't care broadcaster90210 Jul 2017 #46

Very sorry to hear this qanda Jul 2017 #47

My friend has same cancer in same area of brain mchill Jul 2017 #51

Come to think of it mchill Jul 2017 #55

we are all human beings. Times like these I'd rather go high. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #52

Well, that explains his bizarre questioning of Comey. Sad to hear it. It's a horrific way to go. catbyte Jul 2017 #53

I'll never forget the dirty trick Lee Atwater and Bush mobeau69 Jul 2017 #56

Here's an awful coincidence: Atwater died of an inoperable brain tumor, too. catbyte Jul 2017 #59

South Carolina was Rove. Atwater was way dead by then. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #63

Thanks. I stand corrected. mobeau69 Jul 2017 #142

Ha! No problem. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #147

Atwater had many regrets Skittles Jul 2017 #65

Do you believe that Atwater would have had those regrets if he wasn't terminal? I seriously still_one Jul 2017 #92

Atwater was Rove's mentor, and it was Atwater's legacy that rove and bush used in SC. still_one Jul 2017 #89

... shenmue Jul 2017 #57

Prayers benld74 Jul 2017 #60

Isn't glioblastoma the same cancer that Ted Kennedy had? csziggy Jul 2017 #61

Sad 40RatRod Jul 2017 #62

As a combat vet, He will always hold a special place with me............. Old Vet Jul 2017 #161

I'm truly sorry. Cancer is a monster. nolabear Jul 2017 #67

link to article alp227 Jul 2017 #69

This news popped up on my computer from WAPost a few minutes ago... janx Jul 2017 #70

deepest sympathies. I will pray for him and his family. deminks Jul 2017 #73

Sad for him, his family and the country. He had some honor. Shrike47 Jul 2017 #75

Unfortunate for him, but he is an old man... Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2017 #76

I'm sorry to hear that.. whathehell Jul 2017 #82

I wish him well! He reminds me sometimes of 'old school' republicans and not RKP5637 Jul 2017 #84

On Twitter, Deplorable Donald's Deplorables are doing handstands. catbyte Jul 2017 #85

The republican party should somehow purge itself of these creatures, but they are Trump's kind of RKP5637 Jul 2017 #90

You should see tabloid Breitbart... n/t janx Jul 2017 #96

This is why I want nothing to do with those people. They are not normal or decent. nr Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #108

So sorry for him and his family. Nt BootinUp Jul 2017 #86

May blessings be on he and his family. PatrickforO Jul 2017 #88

Best wishes to you Sen. McCain CountAllVotes Jul 2017 #91

Dammit. Cancer just sux. HATE it. nt 7962 Jul 2017 #94

Sorry to hear this peggysue2 Jul 2017 #95

I am very sad with this news. Turbineguy Jul 2017 #97

Sad news, I wish him well Dorn Jul 2017 #103

Having been through 3 separate rounds of chemo over the past 5 years ReformedGOPer Jul 2017 #106

This is really bad news. Survival rates are low, and he's 80. Oh, my. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #107

That is the same cancer that killed my Dad Siwsan Jul 2017 #109

Glioblastoma. Ungood. SunSeeker Jul 2017 #110

A difficult time for him and his family. gademocrat7 Jul 2017 #112

I am sorry to hear this. I wish him peace. Squinch Jul 2017 #115

Is it what got Teddy Kennedy? joeybee12 Jul 2017 #117

Yes catbyte Jul 2017 #120

Too bad joeybee12 Jul 2017 #129

Very sad Worktodo Jul 2017 #121

The Freerepublic people are absolutely destestible. Comments on McCain prove this. Kablooie Jul 2017 #125

That disgusts me jzodda Jul 2017 #127

I am very down over this tonight jzodda Jul 2017 #126

He needs to get the same treatment that Jimmy Carter had. Motley13 Jul 2017 #128

Every human will become afflicted with cancer if they live long enough. gilbert sullivan Jul 2017 #130

It's also a gift from the environments we cherish and want to save. LanternWaste Jul 2017 #150

+1 dalton99a Jul 2017 #162

That's sad news. n/t tammywammy Jul 2017 #132

In the words of the immortal "The Dude"....... SergeStorms Jul 2017 #134

I'm sorry to hear this. montana_hazeleyes Jul 2017 #135

No place for politics or my team v your team here. flvegan Jul 2017 #136

I could never agree with his politics murielm99 Jul 2017 #139

Darn, I'm so sorry to hear this! denvine Jul 2017 #140

Wrong guy if you ask me. Sorry John and family. You've always seemed pretty decent. truthisfreedom Jul 2017 #141

well rtracey Jul 2017 #148

I am very sorry for Senator McCain Maeve Jul 2017 #149

Lost a brother to a brain tumor left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #151

So did mine. weydowner Jul 2017 #158

That is tough new. I wish him well. CentralMass Jul 2017 #152

McCain is at least a "sane" Republican jimlup Jul 2017 #153