Leni
Very doubtful McCain will see the floor of the Senate again. Glioblastoma is an especially aggressive form of cancer, and the prognosis for anyone diagnosed with the disease is quite grim.
Twenty years ago, many patients were lucky to survive six months; now individuals afflicted with glioblastoma last an average of 16 months, and it is a cruel fate. Not only is the chemotherapy debilitating and toxic, the cancer can also produce terrible side effects including seizures.
My best friend from my Air Force days succumbed to the disease in 2015; he lived almost five years with glioblastoma, but he was a man of tremendous faith and courage, and he was in exceptional physical condition. It wasn’t unusual for him to return from a chemo session at the hospital and go to the base gym for a two-hour workout. He fought an exceptionally brave battle but in the end, the cancer claimed another victim.
Glioblastoma is one of those terrible diseases that receives little attention and (comparatively) little research funding. Perhaps the most promising treatment currently available was developed at Duke; researchers re-engineered the polio virus to attack aggressive cancers and (in some patients) it has achieved impressive results against glio. I have little regard for John McCain politically, but I don’t wish that horrible disease on anyone, and (hopefully) he will have access to the Duke program.
The left loves the macabre. They'd probably eat it up, while *normal* people would be further shocked by McCain exposing his suffering.
Anyone with a heart will not rejoice in his suffering, although many are looking forward to his replacement. I think him going back to work would accelerate his demise and the appointment of that replacement.