That was Newt's first wife.
Below link is an article from his daughter.
It was all lies-the affair, cancer and him leaving her. Rush referred to it earlier this week, thank you for posting it!
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It was the spring of 1980.
It is this visit that has turned into the infamous hospital visit about which many untruths have been told. I won't repeat them. You can look them up online if you are interested in untruths. But here's what happened:
My mother and father were already in the process of getting a divorce, which she requested.
Dad took my sister and me to the hospital to see our mother. She had undergone surgery the day before to remove a tumor. The tumor was benign. As with many divorces, it was hard and painful for all involved, but life continued. As have many families, we have healed; we have moved on.