Posted on 12/18/2006 6:11:52 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe
WASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until Monday night.
The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer.
Explaining why the procedure was not disclosed until now, the first lady's press secretary Susan Whitson said, "This medical procedure was a private matter for Mrs. Bush, but when asked by the media today, we answered the question."
Credit to Ms. Whitson for her restraint. My answer to the question would have been decidedly more blunt.
And prayers for the First Lady's health.
I'm a few years younger than her and just had my first tumor removed. Mine was Basil cell and just as safely removed. I guess it's part of growing old.
Oh, Laura, I'm very sorry to hear this. I know you have the best doctors, but, trust in the Great Physician for your healing.
why would the media ask the question unless some medical person leaked to them?????????????????????????
Now we know what the bandage was for.
Good she got it taken care of early. Prayers for her health.
And thank the LORD it's not Melanoma.....
Prayer PING!
Thank God it was caught early. Prayers up for Laura's health.
From Fox news site:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237318,00.html
***Now we know what the bandage was for.***
Yep.
Yes, we Dose participants had noticed the bandage on one of the rare occasions that she was not wearing a pant suit.
I thought maybe it was a staph infection because it had been around a while.
What a brave lady to keep such a daunting schedule even though she had this little health problem.
Well, I hope it is little...I don't know too much about it.
She has the best medical care in the world, and a support system as strong as any woman alive.
She'll be fine. :)
This explains the bandage.
Prayers for this remarkable and wonderful woman.
I had a cancerous basil cell spot removed from ny temple area when I was in my thirties. The doctor just clipped it off with nail-clipper-looking things and that was that.
"Now we know what the bandage was for."
The media is just sooooooooooo observant -- NOT!
We noticed the bandage during their last trip overseas and the MSM remained mute -- had it been Hitlery or Obama Hussein the MSM's reaction (to the bandage) would have bordered on hysteria!!
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My husband had two melanoma moles carved out of him this year.
God bless Mrs. Bush. God bless her medical caregivers. And we didn't elect her to any office so we didn't have to know this. Her press secretary handled this well.
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