Meghan McCain's statement about her father.

[DesertRat]

Beautiful tribute.

[mcar]

1. Best wishes to the family

[hlthe2b]

2. I can't help but feel badly for all of them, They are, however, very fortunate that...

during this horrendously difficult and painful time, they do not have the added stress of trying to show they can pay tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for health care not covered. Having gone through the latter with friends and family, I can assure you it is every bit the exponential hell of the diagnosis.

[sharedvalues]

4. So true. Best to McCain, glad he doesn't have to worry about bankruptcy.

[Lotusflower70]

3. Wow just wow

That is beautiful. Thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain and his family.

[peggysue2]

5. That is . . .

a beautiful message from a daughter to her beloved father. I send the family blessings. This is terrible news for any family to receive. Meghan's bearing it as well as anyone could: With strength and love.

[MiniMe]

6. Very sorry to hear this

But at least he doesn't have to worry about pre-existing conditions.

[grantcart]

7. My brother had his first chemo and radiation therapy for brain cancer today.

They are small dots now, almost invisible. They found out about it because in removing a benign growth they were able to biopsy the small little specs and find that they were malignant.

An accomplished lawyer he taught courses in law at a respected law school but medical events late in life curbed his professional life. Now he lives on social security and has a chance to win this battle because of Medicare, something Republicans also fought like hell. Had he gotten this when he was fifty, before the ACA, and it went untreated these little specks would grow and he would only have 18 months left. Now he has a chance, because of Medicare he caught it early.

John McCain stood up for his fellow POWs when he refused an early swap to leave his POW prison where his health was faltering and had less than a 50% chance of making it. He stayed in line, first in first out. By not undermining morale and giving the NV a tool to divide other POWs he gave some the strength they needed to hang on and survive.

John McCain stood up for an unknown girl dying in Bangladesh when his wife found her and brought her to the US. He adopted her sight unseen and helped save her life.

John McCain stood up and did the right thing at a critical point of US/Vietnamese rapprochement giving cover so that right wingers could not sabotage it. I was in Vietnam after the war and saw how depleted Vietnamese hospitals were. By assisting in establishing diplomatic ties steps were taken that allowed Vietnamese hospitals to take giant leaps at recovery and lives were saved.

I hope he recovers and has a long life.

I wish the old John McCain would return and stand up for guys like my brother who are in their 50s and may lose the only health care they have under the Affordable Care Act.

I miss that John McCain, I really do.

[DesertRat]

8. Well said, grantcart

I'm so glad to hear that your brother has a chance to fight the cancer. I wish him well!

[Justice]

17. This is amazing. I encourage you to send it to John McCain.

[Demsrule86]

9. Best wishes...but I must say your Father plans to vote for Trumpcare repeal plan that

would deny healthcare for 32 million people. I would not wish to meet God with that on my conscience. You have the luxury of only worrying about the health and the treatment. In my family and other families, we have to figure out how to afford it...so be grateful for the fact your dad will receive the best treatment money can buy...but even now he denies it to others.

[onetexan]

21. well said

there are millions of people's lives at stake here with the repeal of ACA. The most vulnerable of society - the aged, the chronically ill, people with special needs, and small children - are most at risk. I don't think people like the Mccains know what it's like to have to worry about losing health insurance.

[cwydro]

10. I've lost both my parents in the last five years to cancer.

I so wish them all well.

[TNNurse]

11. I certainly feel for him and the family,

but the comment about "cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him" is either incredibly immature or a suicide threat. If you have not realized by adulthood that losing one's parents is the natural order, you have been given unrealistic expectations.

I have encountered this in others and I find it sad and frightening. I received the harsh lesson of reality at age 10 when my father died, but it should not take that to make adults understand enjoying the time they have with their parents while they can.

[Phentex]

12. I'm jaded

I lost my father when I was very young too. And then I became estranged from my mother.

So when someone is nearly 81, it's unrealistic to expect they will be with you YOUR whole life. I get that her pain is real/justified and cancer is a terrible way to go. But damn, be grateful for what you've had and make the best of whatever time he has left. And then grow up.

[cwydro]

14. My mother died at 90 in February.

I'm plenty grown up, but I still miss her horribly.

[Phentex]

15. That doesn't have anything to do with what I said. nt

[TNNurse]

16. I think you may have misunderstood.

My father died 57 years ago and I still miss him. Thinking that her father who is almost 81 will always be with her is going to cause her great pain later. I have met other people who think and feel the same way. Grief is a process and sometimes it needs to start before death.

Missing someone is normal, saying you do not want to live in a world without them is not.

Please accept my sympathy on the loss of your mother. Mine has been gone for 26 years. It is a great loss.

[cwydro]

18. Thank you for a sweet and kind post.

Yes, I'm having a lot of difficulty with it.

[TNNurse]

19. It will get better, everyone adjusts in their own time.

Having her until the age of 90 gives you lots of memories.

[cwydro]

20. Yes.

[leftynyc]

13. My very best wishes for the McCain's

I know what it's like to lose a father to cancer. The helplessness alone can drive you crazy.