Former POTUS Jimmy Carter Prognosis/Praying for POTUS Carter

[LovingA2andMI]

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Former POTUS Jimmy Carter's Cancer is Melanoma (a Skin Cancer) that Spread to his Liver and Brain. POTUS Carter had the Cancer from his removed from his Liver by surgery on August 3.

The Cancer in POTUS Carter Brain his now known to be Four Small Spots. He will have Radiation Treatment and a IV Injection to treat the Cancer.

POTUS Carter will step back from normal activities with The Carter Center and his Grandson Jason Carter will take over as Chairman of the Center. Also, POTUS Carter will step back from his full duties as Professor at Emory University.

"I've lived a full life, I have had the joy of friends, I was surprisingly at ease. I'm at ease at whatever comes as I depend on my Faith. I'm looking forward to a new adventure," President Carter.

OUR comment From Independent Underground News & Talk

FIRST: Praying for POTUS Jimmy Carter.....

CANCER SUCKS and THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON THE CURE FOR THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE and stop the "Marketing" of Cancer over an ACTUAL CURE!



P.S.: Sarcasm based, "Smart" or otherwise unnecessary comments outside of offering Prayers, Good Wishes, Thoughts on POTUS Carter or his Cancer will be removed from this thread. This is a serious battle POTUS Carter and his Family is facing and as Democrats, he should have our 150% support.

[sharp_stick]

1. Cancer is actually thousands of diseases

The reason there isn't a "cure" for cancer is that what works for one cancer and one person is completely useless on another person. Even the same type of cancer in different individuals respond differently to chemotherapeutics.

The newer immuno-oncology drugs tend to show better outcomes for at least a growing percentage of patients with a certain cancer because they are the first drugs that can actually target the cancer instead of targeting fast growing cells in general.

Cancer is complicated and because of that there is general belief that there won't be a magic bullet to cure it.

[lunamagica]

2. Thoughts and prayers for President Carter

[WIProgressive88]

3. Thoughts and prayers for a good man.

[stopbush]

4. Keeping Pres Carter in ones thoughts is a nice gesture.

The medical attention he'll receive will no doubt be top notch and effective to some extent.

Prayer - aka talking to oneself and imagining that some supernatural being is not only listening, but might decide to intercede on behalf of Pres Carter due to your praying to it - is useless.

[LanternWaste]

5. No more and no less than positive thoughts, well-wishes and hope.

"Prayer... is useless"

No more and no less than positive thoughts, well-wishes, hope and many other kind gestures.

[G_j]

16. I was wondering who would be the first

the first to piss on this thread. happy?

[narnian60]

39. Thank you

for saying what I was thinking.

[BeyondGeography]

28. Carter is very religious

That fact alone should have been enough for you to spare us your disrespect. So far, it seems to have been for many others here who share your views on prayer. Congrats to them.

[stopbush]

40. Why support make believe? It really doesn't help.

In fact, studies have shown that sick people who are religious and know people are praying for them do WORSE in their recovery than do those who aren't believers in prayer.

If we really wanted to help people like Pres Carter, we'd forego the make believe that is prayer because it's actually hurting the patient.

But, no, religion gets a special carve out in this country, no matter how destructive it is. Exactly how much are you respecting Pres Carter by engaging in prayer when it's been shown to be counterproductive in healing the sick?

[BeyondGeography]

41. Forget me, you should share your wisdom with Rosalynn

She and Jimmy read Scripture to each other every night, and now she is doubtless inflicting undue suffering on her husband by praying for him.

[stopbush]

46. There's great value in the Carters spending time together.

But reading scripture to each other has no more effect than would be reading "The Night Before Xmas," outside of any edification they find on a human level in doing something together. At least that simple Xmas story isn't laced with the racism, bigotry and misogyny of the scriptures.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. My mother and my favorite Aunt both died of it

[hlthe2b]

7. I have met the former President several times on brief occasions...

It breaks my heart that he, or anyone should go through this... He is a man truly worthy of respect and I can only wish him the very best.

[niyad]

8. prayers and positive thoughts for this remarkable man.

[CTyankee]

9. with some tears I am recalling a stanza from "Amazing Grace" that seems so a propos

at this time:

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

I am so glad that Carter has his faith. It comforts me to know that he is facing this with such strength that his faith gives him.

[liberal from boston]

10. President Jimmy Carter

Heartbreaking--love President Carter. Lots of love & prayers to President Carter & his family.

[catrose]

11. That's a terrific verse and just perfect

and his saying that he intended to devote the rest of his life to justice for women chokes me up whenever I think about it.

Blessings to President Carter and his family--Rosalind, Amy, and others. We have been truly blessed by them.

[narnian60]

15. +1000

[CTyankee]

17. Emily Dickenson once wrote a condolence note to grieving family members

"Let Emily sing to you, because she cannot pray." She refused the church of her day in New England but found her strength through her genius in poetry.

Here is a brief poem she wrote that was quoted in the final scene of "Sophie's Choice."

AMPLE make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
Excellent and fair.

Be its mattress straight,
Be its pillow round;
Let no sunrise’ yellow noise
Interrupt this ground.

[jwirr]

19. +1

[secondwind]

12. Praying for this gentle man, who has been a gift to the world ... n/t

[workinclasszero]

13. God bless you Jimmy

You are a great soul my friend, get well soon.

[MoonRiver]

14. Thoughts and prayers for President Carter

[G_j]

18. Love you Jimmy!

good thoughts winging your way!

[WhoIsNumberNone]

20. In the last few years I've come to believe that Jimmy Carter was an underrated president.

At worst he was ahead of his time on many things. Almost all of his 'failures' as president were the result of Republican obstructionism and sabotage, (Yes, they were doing it even then- they were just less shameless about it.) and were amplified by the two-decade right wing smear campaign that followed.

I'm not optimistic that at his age Jimmy's going to pull through, but I take comfort in the knowledge that at least he will have lived long enough to see people waking up to the truth about him and not just accepting the Republican bullshit.

[scarletlib]

21. A great man who exemplifies what it is to be truly human..

I wish him all the best.

[Glassunion]

22. "I'm looking forward to a new adventure"

Reminds me of my favorite Peter Pan quote.

I wish him nothing but the best. I've always enjoyed his manner of speaking.

[Eleanors38]

23. His good works didn't stop with the presidency.^^^

[Tipperary]

24. Jimmy is one hella strong man.

Cancer can fuck off..

[MineralMan]

25. Unfortunately, you can't remove comments from DU threads.

Only DU juries can do that, and they can only hide them. Anyone can see what was posted. Maybe this was something in the material you posted from some other place, but I wanted to let you know that you can't do that here.

[LovingA2andMI]

30. The commenter can be Blocked....

And further comments by this member would not appear in this thread. Thank you for your comment but I'm well aware on how DU works as I sit on many DU juries.

[MineralMan]

31. Uh, no. You can't block anyone from posting in GD.

There is no user tool that allows that. You can Ignore a user, but that only prevents YOU from seeing their posts. You may be thinking of Facebook, which does allow you to block users from posting in a thread you started on your own timeline.

It's impossible for a DUer to block anyone from posting in any thread. You can alert on someone, and if their post is hidden, that person will not be able to post again in that thread, but that requires a jury vote.

I'm sorry to say that you are the one that does not quite understand how DU works. There's no way for you to block a poster as an individual DUer.

[LovingA2andMI]

32. Obviously Reading this not a skill....

I said THIS THREAD. Not the General Discussion and/or Not D.U. in general.

With such, this discussion is getting off the subject of supporting Former POTUS Carter Battle with life threatening Cancer and I refuse (as asked in the P.S. associated with this thread) to engage further with you.

[MineralMan]

33. Again. You can't block any DU from posting in any thread.

Not as an individual user. You can only alert on a post and hope a jury has at least four votes to hide.

If you can block a poster, you're welcome to try to block this post on your own. There is no way to do that, I'm afraid. If you can do it, it will be a great surprise.

[REP]

42. You can only Ignore posters, which makes them "disappear" only for you

Everyone else will be able to see them.

[LovingA2andMI]

43. And any thread started by moi...

[REP]

45. No; not your ("moi") threads; threads by others

Moi is me; vous is you.

If you put me on Ignore, I'll see your posts and threads started by you (vous); you won't see any threads or replies by me (moi).

[tblue]

26. Yes. Sending healing vibes.

I always like Jimmy. First POTUS I voted for, and to think he lost to that empty suit with a smiling theatrical mask.

[onecaliberal]

27. Brilliant man. Compassionate, and thoughtful.

Get well Mr. President

[Hiraeth]

29. .

[a kennedy]

34. and melanoma cancer is one of the worst.....my favorite brother AND sister both died of melanoma....

My prayers, and thoughts are with the Carter family.

[lovemydog]

35. Thank you to Jimmy Carter

and his family. Thank you to Habitat for Humanity. Thank you for his contributions to human rights. A kind and smart and gentle soul. Praying for the blessing of peace upon him and his loved ones.

[kwolf68]

36. Thoughts with a great man

Horrible news, but President Carter will battle it through I am sure. If he loses he moves on with his held high, a man of compassion, grace, empathy...someone who was a champion for human rights and peace. A man who would build houses by driving the nails himself instead of showing up for photoops. A man who prayed in his closet and let his actions speak louder than his words. A man "more Christian" in his pinky than the current gang of maniacal charlatans posing as 'people of God'. The total antitheses of the current politicians and probably the last in a long time to get elected because they genuinely gave a shit about the world over.

Get well Mr. President.

[BuelahWitch]

37. Sending prayers and good thoughts to my

favorite living President. You are a true-forward thinking man and leader. Hope the treatment works and you will be pain free.

[loyalsister]

38. "I was surprisingly at ease"

"I've lived a full life, I have had the joy of friends, I'm at ease at whatever comes.....

I have noticed that more and more people are taking on this attitude of death as a natural part of life. I think it is comforting to loved ones, and healthy for the person who is approaching the end. I wish him and his family well as they move through a painful process. We are all better for the contributions he has made.

[LWolf]

44. He has, as always,

my deepest respect and gratitude, and he'll be in my thoughts.