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    Ben Jacobs‏Verified account @Bencjacobs 19 Jul 2017

    Per his office, John McCain had a cancerous tumor in his brain removed last weekpic.twitter.com/RzQamcsIRh

    5:02 PM - 19 Jul 2017
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      1. Benjamin Johnson‏ @DeceptiKHAAAAAN 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        @SenJohnMcCain, you and I agree on very little politically, but I am genuinely sorry to hear about your diagnosis/surgery. God speed, sir.

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      2. _____ 🧷_____‏ @ThinSkinTrump 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        Is that...is that why he was incoherent in the Comey hearing?

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      3. _____ 🧷_____‏ @ThinSkinTrump 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ThinSkinTrump @Bencjacobs

        Nevertheless I really wish speedy recover for Senator McCain. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Sad.

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      2. Lee Drake‏ @Lee__Drake 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        When I think about his earlier confusion during the Comey hearing, this is what I feared. He is a hero, and sad to hear this news

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      3. Jessica Cassady‏ @jesscass 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Lee__Drake @Bencjacobs

        Me too! First thing I thought of then ... and now. Wishing him a full recovery.

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      4. Lee Drake‏ @Lee__Drake 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @jesscass @Bencjacobs

        This type of cancer has a very low survival rate. 1-2 years, depending on treatment typehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070631/ …

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      5. Jessica Cassady‏ @jesscass 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Lee__Drake @Bencjacobs

        Ugh. Sorry to hear that. I know he was a melanoma survivor. F cancer.

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      1. Paul Lummis‏ @Lummis83 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        I wish all the best for @SenJohnMcCain. I HOPE that he also sees just how necessary affordable healthcare is, and acts accordingly

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      2. DC in SB‏ @dcinsb 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        glioblastoma has extremely poor prognosis, won't make it to the end of his term.

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      3. Poshn‏ @poshn 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @dcinsb @Bencjacobs

        Killed my mom within 7 months of dx...

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      4. Keegan Hewlett‏ @KeeganHewlett 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @poshn @dcinsb @Bencjacobs

        My dad in less than 3 months of diagnosis

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      5. Hurricane Watcher‏ @GodlessNZ 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @KeeganHewlett @poshn and

        Sorry for your loss. Yes, it appears to be one of those cancers that has a very low chance of survival.

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      1. anne mcgraw‏ @abmcgraw 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        Oh no. :( I'm sad to hear this.

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      1. Steven Dupler‏ @stevendupler 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        I'm sorry to hear about John McCain's glioblastoma diagnosis. It's a terrible disease and extremely tough news to get. I wish him well.

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      1. J. Shaka‏ @jjshaka 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs @justkarl

        Uh oh...wonder if this would explain that "lack of sleep" moment in the recent hearing.

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      1. Citizen_Campbell‏ @campbell_elroy 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        Very sorry to hear this. I wish @SenMcCain and his family the best.

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      1. Natalie H‏ @NatHortman 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs @dandrezner

        I hate that for him... I really do 💔

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      1. JA‏ @JodyannHerdy 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        I'm a Dem but think he is one of the good guys. Get well. ❤️

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      1. Poshn‏ @poshn 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        Sad - prayers for McCain clan :)

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      1. Truth isn’t truth.‏ @AlumniUSC 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        Truth isn’t truth. Retweeted USA TODAY

        https://twitter.com/usatoday/status/887636342720606210 …

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        Could a blood clot explain John McCain's garbled questions to former FBI Director James Comey? https://usat.ly/2tpnruj  pic.twitter.com/YdzqbdbYgz
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