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AsJohn McCainends his medical treatment for stage-four brain cancer, his wife Cindy is honoring her husband.
“I love my husband with all of my heart,” Cindy, 64, tweeted Friday of the Arionza senator, 81. “God bless everyone who has cared for my husband along this journey.”
Cindy’s tweet included the family’s announcement — shared Friday morning — about the Republican icon’s decision to end his medical treatment after battling glioblastoma, anaggressive brain cancer he was diagnosed with in July 2017.
“Last summer, Senator John McCain shared with Americans the news our family already knew: he had been diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma, and the prognosis was serious,” the statement said. “In the year since, John has surpassed expectations for his survival. But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict. With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment.”
“Our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all his caregivers over the last year, and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from John’s many friends and associated, and the many thousands of people who are keeping him in their prayers,” the statement continued. “God bless and thank you all.”
Daughter Meghan McCain, 33, also tweeted the statement, writing, “My family is deeply appreciative of all the love and generosity you have shown us during this past year. Thank you for all your continued support and prayers. We could not have made it this far without you — you’ve given us strength to carry on.”
McCain learned about his diagnoses with brain cancer after undergoing a surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye last summer.
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In December, Sen. McCain washospitalized to treat side effectsrelated to his cancer therapy. Then in April, Sen. McCain underwent surgery and was hospitalized at Arizona’s Mayo Clinic for an intestinal infection.
The six-term Arizona Republican senator, who has served Arizona in Congress since 1982, has since called his prognosis “very poor.” But he’s remained strong, something daughter Meghan — currently a cohost onThe View— praised back in June.
“He is not scared, but I’m scared every day,” she told PEOPLE. “He is very courageous and incredibly physically resilient.”
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Sen. McCain’s health battle did not at first stop his political work in Washington, D.C. — where he serves as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
He famously refused to support the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act in September, whichdrew sharp criticism from President Donald Trumpas othershailed him a hero.
Lately, McCain has been spending time on the deck at his Arizona ranch, visiting with a constant flow offriends — including former Vice President Joe Bidenin May. (Biden’s son Beau died of glioblastoma, the same rare brain cancer McCain had, in May 2015.)
source: people.com
