Rep. Jamie Raskin Remains A Beacon Of Integrity And Transparency While Announcing Cancer Diagnosis

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has been 1 of the nation’s strongest and astir principled defenders of ideology and the Constitution, and helium showed the aforesaid integrity portion announcing his crab diagnosis.

Rep. Raskin said successful a connection to his constituents:

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. I americium astir to embark connected a people of chemo-immunotherapy connected an outpatient ground astatine Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prognosis for astir radical successful my concern is fantabulous aft 4 months of treatment.

I expect to beryllium capable to enactment done this play but person been cautioned by my doctors to trim unnecessary vulnerability to debar COVID-19, the flu and different viruses. In summation to destroying crab cells, chemotherapy impairs earthy antibodies and undermines the body’s immune system. 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.

My emotion and solidarity spell retired to different families managing crab oregon immoderate different wellness information successful this vacation season—and each the doctors, nurses and aesculapian unit who supply america comfortableness and hope.

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The fantabulous quality is that Rep. Raskin’s crab was caught aboriginal and that his prognosis is good. Raskin volition beryllium starring the Democratic defence of President Biden against the galore investigations that House Republicans are expected to motorboat erstwhile they instrumentality power of the House.
Raskin is simply a law adept who has risen to nationalist prominence during the Trump impeachments and 1/6 Committee investigation.

He is an indispensable fig successful the combat to support American democracy, and the aforesaid integrity that helium demonstrates erstwhile arguing for his state was besides contiguous successful his connection announcing the crab diagnosis.

Here is hoping for a speedy betterment for Jamie Raskin.

Jason is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.

Awards and  Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association