John McCain hospitalized for "normal side effects" of cancer treatment, office says

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 By Caroline Linton CBS News December 13, 2017, 5:30 PM
John McCain hospitalized for "normal side effects" of cancer treatment, office says

Sen. John McCain was admitted Wednesday to Walter Reed Hospital for "normal side effects" of his cancer treatments, his office said in a statement. "As ever, he remains grateful to his physicians for their excellent care, and his friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes," the statement said.

McCain is currently receiving treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The 80-year-old was diagnosed in July.

"Sen. McCain looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible," the statement continued.   

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[Right_in_Virginia]

I hate to sound so cold, but I wonder if he'll be in the Senate for the vote on the tax bill. 

[RetBobbyMI]

I hate to sound so cold, but I wonder if he'll be in the Senate for the vote on the tax bill.

If not, then the GOP really screwed the pooch by letting the Alabama seat get away from them.  That is, assuming the GOP really wants the tax bill passed.

[Right_in_Virginia]

If not, then the GOP really screwed the pooch by letting the Alabama seat get away from them.  That is, assuming the GOP really wants the tax bill passed.

Well, Strange still holds the seat.  The pooch is safe until Jones appears.

[dfwgator]

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[240B]

McCain will vote against the tax bill. In fact, McCain will vote against anything at all involving Trump, no matter what it is. He has a pathological hate/jealousy of Trump that he cannot get over.


Having him out of the Senate will not have an effect on the Republican vote count. The best thing that could happen is that McCain does like Obama for the next few months and just duck-out of every vote until his inevitable replacement is installed.

[truth_seeker]

Historians will note Trump's mistake disrespecting POW and fellow Republican McCain.

[dfwgator]

Historians will note Trump's mistake disrespecting POW and fellow Republican McCain.

Trump was elected President.  McCain lost to Obama.  'Nuff said.

[Smokin Joe]

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You, too?

[edpc]

Historians will note Trump's mistake disrespecting POW and fellow Republican McCain.

Historians will note two men way old enough to know better engaged in petty infantile grudges and squabbling to the nation's detriment.

[240B]

McCain will undergo routine hospitalization more and more frequently over the coming months, until eventually he never leaves the hospital. It is truly incredible that he still refuses to step aside. He is living in some kind of fantastic denial about his condition.

[massadvj]

Isn't one of the "normal side effects of cancer treatment" death?

My wife had ovarian cancer and died three years ago after five operations, one round of radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy in a year and a half of treatment.  I went into the process thinking there might be hope, and came out believing that there are some things worse than death, and the way the medical community treats late stage cancer is one of those things.

We always encourage our loved ones to fight in these circumstances, and I was no exception.  I now regret it.  She was robbed of her dignity.

[Applewood]

McCain will undergo routine hospitalization more and more frequently over the coming months, until eventually he never leaves the hospital. It is truly incredible that he still refuses to step aside. He is living in some kind of fantastic denial about his condition.

I don't know that it's denial.  It could be that the terminally ill need something else in their lives to give them purpose. 

When a friend of mine became terminally ill, he continued to try to work as much as he could.  First, he would trudge into the office.  Then when that became impossible, he worked from home.  When I visited him at the hospital during the final week of his life, he had a laptop by his bedside.  Still trying to work. 

I won't knock McCain for working till the end, if that's what he wants to do.  I just have concerns about what kind of "work" he's doing. 

[libertybele]

I hate to sound so cold, but I wonder if he'll be in the Senate for the vote on the tax bill.

There's a possibility that he'll miss it, which is why he should have done the right thing and stepped down when he was diagnosed with such an aggressive terminal illness.

[RetBobbyMI]

There's a possibility that he'll miss it, which is why he should have done the right thing and stepped down when he was diagnosed with such an aggressive terminal illness.

He probably doesn’t trust the governor of Arizona to appoint a radical leftist like himself.

[libertybele]

Isn't one of the "normal side effects of cancer treatment" death?

My wife had ovarian cancer and died three years ago after five operations, one round of radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy in a year and a half of treatment.  I went into the process thinking there might be hope, and came out believing that there are some things worse than death, and the way the medical community treats late stage cancer is one of those things.

We always encourage our loved ones to fight in these circumstances, and I was no exception.  I now regret it.  She was robbed of her dignity.

Thanks for sharing your story and I am sorry to hear of your loss. My father lived with us while he battled terminal cancer and watching someone undergo treatment is very difficult and I think it would be very difficult to not have regrets.  Yes the medical community has much to be desired; my father's white count was very elevated and they gave him a course of chemo anyways.  He passed within the week. I try to remember that I did the best I could under the circumstances; the emotional stress of watching a loved one slipping away along with the fear of the unknown while still having the hope of a miracle and really not knowing exactly how to feel or what to do.  God bless.

[libertybele]

He probably doesn’t trust the governor of Arizona to appoint a radical leftist like himself.

  

[Smokin Joe]

Isn't one of the "normal side effects of cancer treatment" death?

My wife had ovarian cancer and died three years ago after five operations, one round of radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy in a year and a half of treatment.  I went into the process thinking there might be hope, and came out believing that there are some things worse than death, and the way the medical community treats late stage cancer is one of those things.

We always encourage our loved ones to fight in these circumstances, and I was no exception.  I now regret it.  She was robbed of her dignity.

I am truly sorry for your loss.

I agree about the treatments, but we all cling to hope, and sometimes they work.