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calimary

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75. Aw, damn.

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Sun Dec 29, 2019, 09:51 PM

Dec 2019

Just - DAMN.

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BREAKING: Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis has been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. [View all] demmiblue Dec 2019 OP

Oh no. skylucy Dec 2019 #1

😢 irisblue Dec 2019 #2

He is a hero Lindsay Dec 2019 #4

selfishly hoping for a full recovery... stillcool Dec 2019 #3

+1 Skidmore Dec 2019 #10

Fuck...my dad passed away from this. Today was his birthday, yesterday dewsgirl Dec 2019 #5

Sorry to hear that! BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #12

He passed away in 2011. It was always our birthday, dewsgirl Dec 2019 #16

No, I did not since it was the first Christmas BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #22

I know what you mean. I am sorry. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #23

Same here, two years ago today. Ace Rothstein Dec 2019 #41

My dad made it 13 months, long for most diagnosed with stage 4 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #52

Whoa. Not good. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #6

Oh shit! BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #7

Horrible year bdamomma Dec 2019 #124

Ugh. triron Dec 2019 #8

A true hero. White wingers where I live better keep their vile comments to themselves. Hoyt Dec 2019 #9

St Petersburg Internet Research Agency ' workers' has already been swarming irisblue Dec 2019 #18

... brer cat Dec 2019 #11

Okay, Rep Lewis, if you say we're gonna fight, then fight we shall. Leghorn21 Dec 2019 #13

Damn... Docreed2003 Dec 2019 #14

Terrible news. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #15

Healing light to the Honorable Mr. Lewis. Boomerproud Dec 2019 #17

May he fight like hell, and all of us fight in his name. nolabear Dec 2019 #19

From President Obama Gothmog Dec 2019 #78

I am crying. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #20

So am I. This is hard news to hear, and that passage made me break down. Hekate Dec 2019 #28

Tears streaming down my face. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #30

I'm still mourning the loss of Elijah Cummings, now this ? Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2019 #48

I know. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #50

BIG HUGS back at you, sheshe. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2019 #53

Back at you, Haggis. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #59

We just found out that a member of the family Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2019 #61

I am so sorry. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #65

((Haggis)) blm Dec 2019 #88

I know me bdamomma Dec 2019 #126

Same here Gothmog Dec 2019 #76

Horrible news bdamomma Dec 2019 #125

John Lewis is one of the few true heroes out there. nycbos Dec 2019 #21

Fight it, with all of us beside you! You are heroic. Guilded Lilly Dec 2019 #24

So sorry to hear this! bluestarone Dec 2019 #25

Oh no! lunatica Dec 2019 #26

First Elijah Cummings, and now Joe Lewis? pazzyanne Dec 2019 #27

It took my paternal Grandfather in 1979 at age 79 and livetohike Dec 2019 #40

Took my MIL at 49 in just a couple of months. Horrible disease! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #91

Thank you, livetohike. pazzyanne Dec 2019 #107

Fuck...nt SidDithers Dec 2019 #29

Yes. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #82

Oh My God No! FarPoint Dec 2019 #31

Oh no. That is really bad. PatrickforO Dec 2019 #32

I love this man so dearly StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #33

My older brother is always worried about his health. erlewyne Dec 2019 #34

I wish my brother in law had been that persistent csziggy Dec 2019 #55

That is a sad ... sad story. erlewyne Dec 2019 #60

I know - it really sucks csziggy Dec 2019 #64

I just checked my VA blood test ... all Greek to me. erlewyne Dec 2019 #77

Thank you for your sympathy csziggy Dec 2019 #81

That's amazing that he *knew* what was wrong. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2019 #108

No, no, no, no, no! Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #35

Life just isn't fair when great men like this receive a cancer diagnosis and smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #36

Add cheny to that list. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2019 #45

Those bastards bdamomma Dec 2019 #127

Hang in there Rep. burrowowl Dec 2019 #37

Fuck. SunSeeker Dec 2019 #38

We were two of the throng that walked across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma several years ago with Atticus Dec 2019 #39

awful.... dhill926 Dec 2019 #42

This is not good at all. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2019 #43

No no no no! FM123 Dec 2019 #44

With this news and Elijah Cummings dying, TNNurse Dec 2019 #46

And Trump continues to be the president? I have a hard time believing in a god. dem4decades Dec 2019 #92

Vibes to him and his loved ones. And vibes to all americans too. applegrove Dec 2019 #47

Oh no!! Such a great leader Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #49

So many with cancer or passing because of it... roamer65 Dec 2019 #51

Prayers given! Anon-C Dec 2019 #54

I love him democrank Dec 2019 #56

Heartbreaking news. badhair77 Dec 2019 #57

First Cummings and now Lewis. We're losing all of the giants. My heart is breaking. catbyte Dec 2019 #58

This is devastating news. gademocrat7 Dec 2019 #62

An icon of civil rights, of freedom and of liberty. warmfeet Dec 2019 #63

What terrible news. Oh no. wendyb-NC Dec 2019 #66

I'm one of the lucky and privileged. tavernier Dec 2019 #67

He was amazing Gothmog Dec 2019 #80

Yes! tavernier Dec 2019 #83

I love that story Gothmog Dec 2019 #86

i thought it was a blessing to be in his presence RT Atlanta Dec 2019 #120

OMG, WE LOVE YOU SIR... BEST WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #68

A true hero n/t hibbing Dec 2019 #69

Oh, no! MineralMan Dec 2019 #70

Awful news. My younger brother got it and was gone in 6 months. Lewis is a fighter but FailureToCommunicate Dec 2019 #71

I'm sorry, but I thought Lewis passed away not too long ago secondwind Dec 2019 #72

You may be thinking of Elijah Cummings Gothmog Dec 2019 #79

nooooooooooo demtenjeep Dec 2019 #73

I have been blessed to have heard John Lewis tell his preaching to chicken story 4 times in person Gothmog Dec 2019 #74

Aw, damn. calimary Dec 2019 #75

Fuck. This is heartbreaking. MerryBlooms Dec 2019 #84

Statement from Joe Biden on Congressman John Lewis Gothmog Dec 2019 #85

Noooo. blm Dec 2019 #87

Horrible, horrible news. If anyone can beat it, John Lewis can. Vinca Dec 2019 #89

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2019 #90

Shit. GoCubsGo Dec 2019 #93

Horrible news. Stuart G Dec 2019 #94

So sorry to hear this. R B Garr Dec 2019 #95

I am so sad. Cancer is the worst disease of all time Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2019 #96

My first thought after hearing that news was "All the great ones are dying." I hope he doesn't napi21 Dec 2019 #97

There is reason to hope ... Shoonra Dec 2019 #98

This news is difficult. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #99

Praying for YOU! McKim Dec 2019 #100

Rep. John Lewis marieo1 Dec 2019 #101

Tough news to bear. littlemissmartypants Dec 2019 #102

Stage 4 is a death sentence. Xolodno Dec 2019 #103

Poor guy. Stage 4. 58Sunliner Dec 2019 #104

Wishing for a speedy recovery Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 #105

Such sad, sad news. Duppers Dec 2019 #106

Oh No! Oh, Fight, Rep. Lewis!! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2019 #109

How sad! polmaven Dec 2019 #110

Some young man on CNN said we "should him flowers while he's living"... kentuck Dec 2019 #111

He Spoke at a Facing History and Ourselves event in Cleveland. I sat 20 feet away and felt Ninga Dec 2019 #112

I'm heartbroken. But if anyone can beat this, John can. MoonRiver Dec 2019 #113

Why is it always the best among us and never the evil ones? sinkingfeeling Dec 2019 #114

Such sad news.... Prayers for John Lewis. femmocrat Dec 2019 #115

I felt nauseous when I read this in the NYT this morning . . . BigDemVoter Dec 2019 #116

Bridges to cross. dchill Dec 2019 #117

I sure hope he is successful pandr32 Dec 2019 #118

This is heartbreaking sdfernando Dec 2019 #119

Thank you Congressman Moostache Dec 2019 #121

May he and his family find peace and comfort. BlueIdaho Dec 2019 #122

OMG bdamomma Dec 2019 #123

Terrible news and a terrible disease peggysue2 Dec 2019 #128