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Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the self-styled "maverick" of the Senate who has served three decades in Congress, will discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer, his family said in a statement Friday. 

The Vietnam War veteran, who survived five years as a prisoner of war and went on to become his party's presidential nominee in 2008, was diagnosed last July with a brain tumor following a procedure earlier in the year to remove a blood clot from above his left eye.

He has not voted since last December. In Friday's statement, his family revealed how the disease has worsened:

 

“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. 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." 

They said, "With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment." 

Reaction poured in after the family's announcement. 

"John McCain is an American hero, always putting country before self. From Vietnam to the halls of the U.S. Senate, the spirit of service and civility that has guided Senator McCain's life stands as a model for all Americans, regardless of political affiliation," Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said in a statement. 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tweeted: "Very sad to hear this morning’s update from the family of our dear friend @SenJohnMcCain. We are so fortunate to call him our friend and colleague. John, Cindy, and the entire McCain family are in our prayers at this incredibly difficult hour."

The Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix last summer said that the original blood clot was associated with a primary brain tumor, known as a glioblastoma.

McCain, 81, has served in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades and ran for president twice. He lost the GOP nomination to George W. Bush in 2000 and was the Republican nominee in 2008 before losing to Barack Obama in the general election.

Republican senator from Arizona is reported to be in stable condition.

McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than five years. Injuries from being tortured left him unable to lift his arms above his head. 

Last December, McCain returned to the Senate for the first time since his brain cancer diagnosis. He delivered powerful remarks on the Senate floor addressing the need for bipartisanship amid gridlock in the chamber.

“Make no mistake, my service here is the most important job I have had in my life. And I am so grateful to the people of Arizona for the privilege—for the honor—of serving here and the opportunities it gives me to play a small role in the history of the country I love,” McCain said, acknowledging senators he’s “known and admired.” “But they knew that however sharp and heartfelt their disputes, however keen their ambitions, they had an obligation to work collaboratively to ensure the Senate discharged its constitutional responsibilities effectively.”

McCain has criticized the Senate’s deliberations in the last year, calling them “more partisan, more tribal” than any time he remembered.

McCain blamed “both sides” for the lack of cooperation.

Earlier this year, McCain penned a memoir titled “The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations,” written by himself, and Mark Salter, who had collaborated with McCain on all seven of his other books.

"I don't know how much longer I'll be here. Maybe I'll have another five years. Maybe, with the advances in oncology, they'll find new treatments for my cancer that will extend my life. Maybe I'll be gone before you read this. My predicament is, well, rather unpredictable," he wrote. "But I'm prepared for either contingency, or at least I'm getting prepared. I have some things I'd like to take care of first, some work that needs finishing, and some people I need to see. And I want to talk to my fellow Americans a little more if I may."

McCain, who has repeatedly been at odds with President Trump and criticized his rhetoric and leadership, said this year that he doesn’t want the president to attend his funeral, and prefers that Vice President Pence be there instead.

Last week, Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill, titled “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019,” though did not mention the senator. 



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I would like to blame his brain condition on his current mental state with regards to his actions and comments regarding our sitting President. That being said, I hope he does not suffer too much in his last days.

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I don't wish suffering on him, either, but I do wish he would retire. He hasn't voted since November and he can't do his job. It's not right.

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I don't want him to suffer, either, but it's past time he vacated his seat.

I hope his last days are as pain free as possible.

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We had a Board member who was on there for decades. And, he got sick and was mostly not there the last term he served. At some point, he needed to step down. It isn't HIS seat, it belongs to the people. And, at the School we had a LOT of work that still needed down and running one member short all the time really increased the workload. Have the dignity to step down when it's time.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

We had a Board member who was on there for decades. And, he got sick and was mostly not there the last term he served. At some point, he needed to step down. It isn't HIS seat, it belongs to the people. And, at the School we had a LOT of work that still needed down and running one member short all the time really increased the workload. Have the dignity to step down when it's time.

 Ted Kennedy didn't have the integrity to step down when he could no longer serve, McCain won't either.  On more regulation on our reps we need to implement.



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Exactly why term limits are long over due!

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May he rest in peace 🌷

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I hope he went peacefully.

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He gave it a good fight. RIP.

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May he rest in peace.

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I'm tired of the media using McCain as a pawn in their vendetta against Trump. Where was all this love and concern for the man when he was running for President? Now he's a hero and deserves honor and recognition even from people he ridiculed and hated? Sorry, just because he's dead, doesn't mean his enemies should now canonize him. The people he was mean to do not need to suddenly say nice things about him.

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I'm tired of the media using McCain as a pawn in their vendetta against Trump. Where was all this love and concern for the man when he was running for President? Now he's a hero and deserves honor and recognition even from people he ridiculed and hated? Sorry, just because he's dead, doesn't mean his enemies should now canonize him. The people he was mean to do not need to suddenly say nice things about him.

 I know!  It is ridiculous how they all blasted McCain during his campaigns and suddenly he is a saint in their minds???? 

 

And as for the the whole flag thing at half staff; the amount of time it was at half staff is exactly what is supposed to be done.  Geeesh.



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I'm tired of the media using McCain as a pawn in their vendetta against Trump. Where was all this love and concern for the man when he was running for President? Now he's a hero and deserves honor and recognition even from people he ridiculed and hated? Sorry, just because he's dead, doesn't mean his enemies should now canonize him. The people he was mean to do not need to suddenly say nice things about him.

 I know!  It is ridiculous how they all blasted McCain during his campaigns and suddenly he is a saint in their minds???? 

 

And as for the the whole flag thing at half staff; the amount of time it was at half staff is exactly what is supposed to be done.  Geeesh.

 And yet, the media supports the flag kneeler's, and those who burn the flag. Go figure.



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Exactly! Ugh. Bury him at Arlington next to Teddy for all I care. Don't get me wrong, he served our country and survived being a POW for which I admire him. But he was a bit of a jerk to a lot of people. I did vote for him, as he was better than the alternative, IMO. But in light of his parting words, I doubt I'll waste my time paying my respects when he's lying in state at the Capitol.

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Exactly! Ugh. Bury him at Arlington next to Teddy for all I care. Don't get me wrong, he served our country and survived being a POW for which I admire him. But he was a bit of a jerk to a lot of people. I did vote for him, as he was better than the alternative, IMO. But in light of his parting words, I doubt I'll waste my time paying my respects when he's lying in state at the Capitol.

 IMHO, having him lying in state at the Capitol is a waste of taxpayer money.



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Yeah, but if Trump hadn't approved it at the family's request, all hell would have broken out.

I went and paid my respects to President Ford. You remember how he was always tripping and falling? I forgot about the step over the threshold into the Rotunda and tripped, almost falling onto the rope that surrounded the casket. Secret Service looked a little nervous but laughed when I whispered, "that was for you, Mr. President." DH held on to me after that. LOL

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Yeah, but if Trump hadn't approved it at the family's request, all hell would have broken out.

I went and paid my respects to President Ford. You remember how he was always tripping and falling? I forgot about the step over the threshold into the Rotunda and tripped, almost falling onto the rope that surrounded the casket. Secret Service looked a little nervous but laughed when I whispered, "that was for you, Mr. President." DH held on to me after that. LOL

 



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Yeah, but if Trump hadn't approved it at the family's request, all hell would have broken out.

I went and paid my respects to President Ford. You remember how he was always tripping and falling? I forgot about the step over the threshold into the Rotunda and tripped, almost falling onto the rope that surrounded the casket. Secret Service looked a little nervous but laughed when I whispered, "that was for you, Mr. President." DH held on to me after that. LOL

 

 Double lmao!



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Yeah, but if Trump hadn't approved it at the family's request, all hell would have broken out.

I went and paid my respects to President Ford. You remember how he was always tripping and falling? I forgot about the step over the threshold into the Rotunda and tripped, almost falling onto the rope that surrounded the casket. Secret Service looked a little nervous but laughed when I whispered, "that was for you, Mr. President." DH held on to me after that. LOL

 It's actually an honor bestowed by Congress.  John McCain is only the 31st person to ever lie in State or in Honor ( In Honor is when it is not an elected official) -

 

See the full list of individuals who have lain in state or honor in the capitol in reverse chronological order below:

Reverend Billy Graham: February 28-March 1, 2018,

 

Senator Daniel K. Inouye: December 20, 2012

President Gerald Ford: December 30, 2006 – January 2, 2007

Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks: October 30-31, 2005

President Ronald Reagan: June 9-11, 2004

Policemen Jacob Joseph Chestnut and John Michael Gibson: July 28, 1998

Senator Claude Denson Pepper: June 1-2, 1989

Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam Conflict: May 25-28, 1984

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey: January 14-15, 1978

President Lyndon Baines Johnson: January 24-25, 1973

Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover: May 3-4, 1972

Congressman Everett McKinley Dirksen: September 9-10, 1969

President Dwight D. Eisenhower: March 30-31, 1969

President Herbert Clark Hoover: October 23-25, 1964

General Douglas MacArthur: April 8-9, 1964

President John F. Kennedy: November 24-25, 1963

Unknown Soldiers of World War II and the Korean War: May 28-30, 1958

Senator Robert A. Taft: August 2-3, 1953

General John Joseph Pershing: July 18-19, 1948

President William Howard Taft: March 11, 1930

President Warren G. Harding: August 8, 1923

Unknown Soldier of World War I: November 9-11, 1921

Admiral George Dewey: January 20, 1917

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, planner of the city of Washington D.C.: April 28, 1909 (a re-interment)

President William McKinley, Jr.: September 17, 1901

Senator John A. Logan: December 30-31, 1886

President James A. Garfield: September 21-23, 1881

Vice President Henry Wilson: November 25-26, 1875

Senator Charles Sumner: March 13, 1874

Congressman Thaddeus Stevens: August 13-14, 1868

President Abraham Lincoln: April 19-21, 1865

Senator Henry Clay: July 1, 1852

 

 



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My husband opened the car door for me and #1 thought he'd be funny and slipped in and sat in the front seat and I said, "back of the bus, Rosa." He called me a racist. Was he right?

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Thanks for the info, LL. I wasn't aware
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Who was in that casket? I don't know the man they were talking about. Fake funeral.

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