President Jimmy Carter has terminal cancer

[Anonymous]

So sad.

[Anonymous]

Carter was president during a very difficult time in this country. He used his status as ex-president to try to do some good in this world. It's more than can be said for those who came after him. I hope he is comfortable in what very well may be his final days. Sad news. He has contributed a lot to this world.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

I would imagine that chemo in a 90 year old would be very risky and difficult.

And yet? He's getting it. Just like Kennedy did for terminal cancer.

Not against it - should be a personal choice. The masses won't have that choice to make though.

Not sure what sort of treatment he's getting. But I can't imagine that they would give a 90 year old person anything too heavy duty. "Do no harm.."

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

No little people are covered by Obamacare, it doesn't exist as insurance coverage. Those little people are covered by either Medicaid or regular insurance policies.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

Of all the straw man bullshit. It's easy to oppose something outrageous that isn't actually happening.

[Anonymous]

I can't think of any ex-president who has done more for this country after his presidency than Carter. His legacy will live on long after he is gone.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

Who do you claim has been has denied chemo by an insurer under "Obamacare"?

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Anonymous wrote:Jimmy Carter is the last president that was an honorable man.

He risked the lives of the hostages in Iran - and got 8 Americans killed, and made America look stupid - for no other reason than he was flagging in the polls. The hostages weren't in any danger - in fact, the rescue attempt put them in danger and many of them were expected to die in the rescue.

That's the "honor" of Saint Jimmah.

Disgusting.

Really? Rescuing hostages?? Can you name a President who DOESN"T try to rescue hostages?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

Who do you claim has been has denied chemo by an insurer under "Obamacare"?

what plans don't cover chemo???

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Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

Wow, just when I thought Republican partisans couldn't sink any lower .... "Best news I've heard all day"??? You're celebrating someone's terminal cancer because you disagree with his politics.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

Who do you claim has been has denied chemo by an insurer under "Obamacare"?

It's pointless to argue with someone who actually thinks Obamacare is one insurance policy -- and one that doesn't cover chemo, at that. The idiot who is making that argument in this, of all threads, is clearly sick in the head. I hope he has Obamacare, cause there's treatment for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

No little people are covered by Obamacare, it doesn't exist as insurance coverage. Those little people are covered by either Medicaid or regular insurance policies.

They would not treat an average individual's stage 4 cancer at that age

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

No little people are covered by Obamacare, it doesn't exist as insurance coverage. Those little people are covered by either Medicaid or regular insurance policies.

They would not treat an average individual's stage 4 cancer at that age

"They" will treat anyone who wants treatment. My FIL just passed from cancer at 87. He refused treatment, despite his oncologist's urging. Had he done it, Medicare and his gap policy would have covered the full cost ($8,000 per month).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the statements about the reason why he's being treated despite stage 4 cancer is because he's actually younger is mind and spirit.

Ah, life of the privileged. I do doubt your average folk would get the same benefit under Obamacare.....

Eh, I can kind of see his point. When you're 90, your cells divide so slowly that cancer doesn't progress as quickly as it does in younger people, which is also why childhood cancer is so deadly. If you and your toddler both get a scraped knee at the same time, your child's knee will be healed in a few days while you still have a scab a week later. Since he's otherwise in good health, I can see where chemo would buy him a worthwhile amount of time. About 10 years ago, one of the agents in his SS detail told me that Carter handled the rigors of his many international trips more easily than the agents half his age.

I think, too, at that age, that mind and spirit play a significant role in health and longevity. I knew a wonderful elderly couple elderly couple who met and married late in life, after they'd both lost their first spouses. They were so in love and romantic-- in their 80's!-- and laughed ALL the time. Between the two of them, they'd had breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer resulting in a colostomy, heart disease, and a cervical spine fracture requiring halo traction.

Carter has a loving marriage and lives life with purpose. I wouldn't discount the importance of that.

Have no issues with him getting the chemo. I have issues with the 'little people' on Obamacare being denied the same treatment.

No little people are covered by Obamacare, it doesn't exist as insurance coverage. Those little people are covered by either Medicaid or regular insurance policies.

They would not treat an average individual's stage 4 cancer at that age

"They" will treat anyone who wants treatment. My FIL just passed from cancer at 87. He refused treatment, despite his oncologist's urging. Had he done it, Medicare and his gap policy would have covered the full cost ($8,000 per month).

This article suggest otherwise. "Anyone" is a very big word.

http://nypost.com/2013/11/12/death-by-obamacare-reform-reams-cancer-patients/

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Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

May you die soon and go straight to hell.