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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, of Maryland, announced Wednesday that helium has been diagnosed with cancer.
“After respective days of tests, I person been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is simply a superior but curable signifier of cancer,” Raskin said successful a connection Wednesday.
Diffuse ample B-cell lymphoma is the astir communal benignant of non-Hodgkin lymphoma successful the U.S. and worldwide, according to the Lymphoma Research Foundation. More than 18,000 radical are diagnosed with the illness each year.
Raskin volition acquisition a people of chemotherapy connected an outpatient ground astatine MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and helium said helium plans to enactment done this period.
His doctors person cautioned him to trim vulnerability successful bid to debar COVID-19, the flu and different viruses, the connection said.
On his chemotherapy, Raskin said, “I americium advised that it besides causes hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment and value summation (although I americium inactive holding retired anticipation for the benignant that causes hairsbreadth summation and value loss).”
“With the payment of aboriginal detection and good doctors, the assistance of my bonzer staff, the emotion of Sarah and our daughters and sons-in-law (actual and to-be) and household and friends, and the enactment of my beloved constituents and my colleagues successful the House, I program to get done this and, successful the meantime, to support making advancement each time successful Congress for American democracy,” Raskin said.
Upon the announcement of his diagnosis, lawmakers and nationalist figures person expressed their good wishes to the congressman.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who has battled cancer, said that helium is relieved to hear that Raskin and his doctors are optimistic astir his prognosis.
Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore offered his sentiments, arsenic well, saying that Raskin “embodies what it means to persevere successful the look of overwhelming challenges.”
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called Raskin a “dear person and spouse successful Congress.”
“He’s a combatant for Marylanders & our Democracy, and I cognize helium volition beryllium conscionable arsenic forceful successful warring his diagnosis arsenic well. I privation him a accelerated betterment & basal by him and his household during this time,” Hoyer said.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen echoed Hoyer’s description, wishing Raskin a afloat and speedy recovery.
“We person seen Jamie combat for our County, our state, & adjacent the psyche of our nation. Now arsenic helium prepares to combat crab erstwhile again, we nonstop him & his household the love, enactment & anticipation that they person ever fixed us,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, whose territory Raskin represents.
Even histrion Leslie Odom Jr. sent his tribute successful a tweet, saying helium was grateful for Raskin’s “work and illustration of integrity.”
The quality of Raskin’s astir caller diagnosis comes astir two years aft his 25-year-old son, Tommy, died by suicide connected Dec. 31, 2020.
Raskin was antecedently diagnosed with colorectal crab successful 2010. He told the American Association for Cancer Research that the acquisition was a “hard-won governmental epiphany” that made him “passionate astir supporting authorities that increases entree to wellness attraction and promotes concern successful biomedical probe and wellness innovation.”
“It’s a misfortune to beryllium diagnosed with illness. It’s an injustice not to person wellness security to bash thing astir it,” Raskin said successful code connected the House level successful 2017, regarding aesculapian probe backing astatine the National Institutes of Health.
In 2019, helium called for Medicare for All, recalling his acquisition with crab successful a code earlier a Congressional committee meeting, Maryland Matters reported.
Raskin, who was the pb manager successful the 2nd impeachment of erstwhile president Donald Trump, is acceptable to beryllium sworn successful for his 4th word adjacent month. Currently, helium sits connected the House committee investigating the siege. That sheet issued its last study past week and is acceptable to dissolve erstwhile the caller Republican-led House is sworn successful connected Jan. 3, The Associated Press reported.
He volition beryllium the apical Democrat connected the House Oversight and Reform Committee successful the adjacent Congress.
Abigail Constantino started her journalism vocation penning for a section paper successful Fairfax County, Virginia. She is simply a postgraduate of American University and The George Washington University.
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