Minnesota: Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he has advanced lung cancer

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Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he has advanced lung cancer
Frederick Melo

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Coleman, who served as mayor of St. Paul from 1994 to 2002, had previously battled throat and neck cancer. He said he is two weeks into chemotherapy treatment for Stage 4 lung cancer, an advanced stage where “the prognosis … is typically not optimistic.”

“The beast that is my cancer has returned. It has reasserted itself. The prognosis for metastasized cancer is typically not optimistic.”

“I won’t lie to you. Cancer has shaken my soul. But, it has not broken my spirit,” said Coleman, 68, in the online statement describing his illness. He said he is nonetheless confident the fight is “very winnable.”

Read more at: https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/14/former-u-s-sen-norm-coleman-says-he-has-advanced-lung-cancer/

Coleman is the won whom Franken controversially defeated for Franken's first term in ? 2008. Coleman is a good man if not exactly, your rock-hard conservative type. Prayers for Norm Coleman.

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Ed Morrissey described him as one of the true gentlemen in politics.

Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says cancer has returned to his lungs, 'shaken my soul'
Coleman said his prognosis is not "overly optimistic," but he will fight on.
By Rochelle Olson
  Star Tribune
August 14, 2018 — 9:55pm

The throat and neck cancer that former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman began battling almost three years ago has spread to his lungs and is at the most advanced stage, Coleman announced Tuesday in a contemplative social media post that touched on family, prayer and New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig.

“The prognosis for metastasized cancer is typically not optimistic,” the 68-year-old wrote. “But, the DNA of my cancer has shown great responsiveness to chemo and radiation treatment. My physicians at the Mayo Clinic remain optimistic that the beast can still be contained.” ...

He described his soul as shaken but his spirit unbroken, and his belief in prayer strong. Coleman called cancer insidious, relentless and brutal. “Once it is in your body, even if you have wiped away all current traces of it, you live in fear that it will soon emerge from the microscopic shadows,” he said. ...

The New York City native, one-time DFL mayor of St. Paul and Vietnam War protester who converted to the Republican Party said he still returns to Minnesota most weekends and goes to the lake home. He talked about watching the sun and moon, fishing and enduring many more winters before closing with Gehrig’s famous parting words at Yankee Stadium when he was forced to retire because of ALS.

“So, I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot to live for. Thank you,” he wrote.