Wyoming's Sen. Craig Thomas has leukemia

[sabra]

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/11/wyomings-sen-craig-thomas-has-leukemia.html

Wyoming's Sen. Craig Thomas has leukemia

(AP) -- Sen. Craig Thomas, hospitalized since Monday with pneumonia, has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, the Republican senator's spokesman said Thursday.

Thomas fell ill in church in Casper on Sunday and was taken by ambulance to Wyoming Medical Center. He and his wife, Susan, flew back to Washington later in the day.

Thomas, 73, canceled campaign events Monday and was admitted to the National Naval Medical Center that evening, said his spokesman Cameron Hardy.

While hospitalized, Thomas was elected to a third term with 70 percent of the vote.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Get well soon, Senator!

Regardless of our political opposition, I hope for a speedy recovery.:thumbsup:

[WildEyedLiberal]

2. That's too bad

Not to trivialize his illness but I doubt he would have run had the diagnosis come earlier. Not that Wyoming probably wouldn't have just elected another GOPer, but still. I hope he gets well soon.

[Demeter]

3. That's Very Sad

Guess the Democratic governor will have to appoint someone (sayonara Joe Lieberman)

[hlthe2b]

10. Don't write him off... many forms of leukemia are treatable...

I'm not a fan of his by any means, but I do wish him well.

(but yes, if he had to step down, the Democratic governor would appoint his replacement until a special election, I believe... )

[aquart]

13. Extremely treatable. He may not have to step down at all.

My uncle is stronger, rather than washed out, after his chemo treatments. They've come a long way, baby.

But it sure is an interesting situation, isn't it?

[Demeter]

18. A Man of 73 Is Not a Good Candidate Like One of Younger Years

The body doesn't snap back. Hell, at 50 and female I'm feeling the passage of time, and I don't have any chronic or acute condition.

[aquart]

28. My uncle with leukemia is 87.

73 is practically a teenager. And I'm talking a hard living, hard drinking, high stress 87.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

25. Close.

If I recall correctly, the governor can appoint someone who will serve until 2008, so it will be a two-year appointment.

[Gato Moteado]

41. yeah...and two years is the perfect length of time.....

...that's how many more years we need another dem in the senate to assure that we will have the votes to investigate bushco.

i hope thomas steps down and soon. let's get rid of these creeps that vote for the iraq war, against stem cell research, against the environment, against affordable healthcare and minimum wage hikes. let's get the good guys in. too many people have already died and suffered in iraq at the hands of these repuke bushbots. roll this dirtbag out of the way and move a dem in...my heart and prayers go out to the people that have died and suffered as a result of the policies of thomas and his ilk.

i wish him no harm....i just want him out of the way so the grownups can take charge of things.

[Burma Jones]

4. Good Luck Senator, I mean that sincerely, get well

But isn't it nice that you can go to the Bethesda Naval Medical Center and not have to worry about paying the bill? Maybe the rest of us should be afforded that "luxury"

[pokercat999]

27. That is THE SOLUTION to the health care crisis in the

US. A national medical service just like the military, free to all!

[gully]

5. Very sad.

Get well soon Senator.

[Wickerman]

6. Best wishes to the Senator and his family - n/t

[aquart]

7. Well, there are all kinds of leukemia.

My uncle's had it for over thirty years. He's 87 now.

[Horse with no Name]

8. That is terrible

Hopefully it is ALL and not AML.
Prayers for a full recovery.

[CottonBear]

9. This is so sad. Best wishes to him and his family. n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

11. Craig Thomas will have to resign due to illness, right?

Leukemia requires intensive treatement and Mr. Thomas would have to eventually be "forced" to retire due to health issues.

And the Dem governor of Wyoming has to appoint a new Democratic Senator to represent Wyoming honorably.

(wonder how Darth Cheney would feel right now)

[bobbie]

17. My thought too, fewer Repugs mean more saved lives overall

In the cosmic tally.

[polmaven]

12. That's too bad

I wish him a full recovery, and I wish his family the strength they will need to help him through.

[MidwestTransplant]

14. It sounds ominous only because it was caught after severe symptoms?

[madinmaryland]

15. I believe that Arlen Spector had a form of luekemia and was

treated while in office. Remember seeing him with no hair during some of the confirmation hearings a couple of years ago. I believe he is in remission and did not have to resign due to health issues.

[Strelnikov_]

16. Wyoming Could Have Two Senate Seats Up In '08

And the Reich will then have to defend 22 Senate seats in '08.

[bluestateguy]

19. I don't wish that on anyone. I wish him well.

nt

[qanda]

20. I wish him and his wife well

Far too many people are being diagnosed with this disease.

[MissMillie]

21. Get well soon, Senator Thomas

:hi:

[neverforget]

22. I pray for his recovery and family. My dad died of acute myeloid

leukemia in August. He was sick for awhile (2 months) before he was diagnosed with it but, once diagnosed, he was gone within a week. It was very hard to watch my dad die slowly and I hope that Senator Thomas has a mild or at least treatable form of leukemia.

On a side note, my dad would have loved this election as his favorite saying was "those damn Republicans". RIP Dad.:cry:

[LeighAnn]

48. Sorry about your Dad!

He fought the Good Fight. He lives on in you.
:cry: :hug:

[Lurking Dem]

23. How horrible.

I wouldn't wish that on anybody. My heart goes out.

[hogwyld]

24. I hope that he gets better...

After he retires from the senate, and we can get another Dem Senator.

[Jack Rabbit]

26. Best wishes to Senator Thomas

.

[slampoet]

29. Good luck and get well Senator......

.....and don't let the lack of stem cells, underfunding of research, and lack of universal care bother you.

[Ian David]

30. I hope he gets better, but I still hope he makes Bill Frist his medical proxy. n/t

[Tarc]

31. Man, that sucks

Yea, I don't want to win a seat this way. Let's hope he pulls through.

[AntiWarPoster]

32. Wyoming Senator diagnosed with Leukemia

CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) -- Sen. Craig Thomas, hospitalized since Monday with pneumonia, has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, his spokesman said Thursday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/thomas.leukemia.ap/index.html

So if he doesn't come back, Freudenthal can appoint a Democrat, probably Trauner, who barely lost to Barbara Cubin, to take his place.

[StoryTeller]

33. I hope he gets better.

That's a billion times more important than whether or not a Democrat would get appointed in his place.

:(

[Gato Moteado]

39. yes, a billion times better.....

please hurry back to the senate senator, so you can continue to vote in favor of the iraq war. enough innocent people haven't died in that one yet. and please keep voting against stemcell research...more people need to suffer from diseases that could otherwise be cured. and don't forget to vote yourself another pay raise while you vote against raising the minimum wage. and while you're at it, after you've had your world class healthcare, please hurry back so you can continue to vote against improving healthcare and making it affordable for the rest of us.

we don't want no stinking liberal dem in your place.....you're a billion times better.

[StoryTeller]

42. You're being silly.

He is a human being with, I assume, a family and friends who care about him. I would not wish him dead for political reasons. That's the sort of thing I'd expect from some nasty, hateful freeper.

I made no comment regarding his political decisions. I merely expressed sadness that anyone should have to suffer the pain of cancer, regardless of his politics. When someone is facing a life-threatening illness, they deserve sympathy and support.

It's called compassion. You might try it sometime.

[Gato Moteado]

45. i never said i wished he were dead.....

...i just happen to think it's a billion times better that a dem gets appointed to his seat. thomas and his ilk have created enough death and destruction, don't you think?

[StoryTeller]

47. I think...

...that it's a bit crass and very uncaring to focus on his politics when he's been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness. The decisions he's made--those are on his conscience. But to be looking ahead and speculating on what could happen if he's too sick to keep his office (or if he dies) is really rude and opportunistic.

I'm just not that sort of person. I hope he is able to fight the cancer and recover, because I don't take delight in anyone's suffering.

[Gato Moteado]

50. i'm not just focusing on his politics......

....i'm focusing on the hundreds of thousands of civilians dead because of his politics. i'm focusing on the little children in iraq wirh arms and legs blown off and bodies burned. i'm focusing on 3000 of our guys and women dead and tens of thousands maimed for life. i'm talking about the potential suffeing and death that could be avoided had we started funding more stem cell research and allowing the use of discarded fertility clinic embryos five years ago when bush put a stop to that stuff. i'm worried about the cancers and other diseases people are suffering from due to air and water quality that this guy ignored to give corporations freedom to pollute. i'm worried about the environment and endangered species. i'm worried about the minimum wage and people that can't afford to feed their families. i'm worried about affordable healthcare for everyone. you see i'm worried about the problems that republican monsters like thomas created. and you're calling ME crass and uncaring? i seriously hope you were joking because it appears you are saying that one greedy, war mongering, republican is more important than all the people i've mentioned above. maybe you need to take another look at the women and children in iraq with no arms or legs or whose bodies have been irreparably burned. yes, maybe i am rude or opportunistic if i look ahead and speculate how we could put an end to all that if we can somehow get ahold of the seat of a man who supported it all. maybe i do think his situation, especially since he has accessto the best healthcare in the world, is not as dire as the situations i listed above. maybe i am uncaring.

but just consider that maybe you're the uncaring one.

[Wetzelbill]

34. wow that is too bad

I hope he's ok, he'll be in my prayers.

[Ringo84]

35. I'm sorry

I hope he gets better soon. Leukemia's a terrible disease.
Ringo

[Ian David]

36. I hear Bill Frist is his medical proxy. n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery...

[MessiahRp]

37. Wish him well personally, wish him to retire professionally

And wish the Wyoming governor to appoint a Democrat to be the replacement senator so we can effectively tell Joe Lieberman to fuck off when it comes to committee assignments.

Rp

[Gato Moteado]

40. exactly

the idea here is to move the fascists out of the senate and move more good guys in.

[Hawkowl]

49. Agreed

I don't wish him harm, I just wish him gone. Is the governor of Wyoming a Democrat?

[Gato Moteado]

51. yes, he's a dem

nt

[Bozita]

43. amen

[BluGrl]

44. Terrible news

Wishing him and his family the best during this crisis whatever the outcome. On a side note, wishing some of my comrades could find some class. It never hurt anyone.

[davidinalameda]

46. welcome to DU

I wish people around here would find some class as well

:hi: