Dear Sen. McCain: Here’s what I’ve learned from living with glioblastoma
I've learned a lot about glioblastoma since I was diagnosed with it 14 months ago. I offer Sen. John McCain nine tips for living with this brain cancer.
by Adam Hayden
Jul 26, 2017
4 minutes
Dear Sen. McCain,
I was saddened to hear that you received a diagnosis of glioblastoma. I also live with this particularly aggressive type of brain cancer. On the surface, you and I are very different. I am a 35-year-old dad with three sons aged 5 and under. I have a beard and listen to indie rock. I hold undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy. My home is in the heartland, though in my childhood I lived in your beautiful state of Arizona. You are 80, a distinguished member of the U.S. Navy, a war hero, and a long-serving U.S. senator at home in the Southwest and Washington, D.C. Yet we’re now connected by this terrible brain cancer.
I’ve learned a lot about glioblastoma since
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