John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer

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I heard about this today on the radio, but I didn't realize his tumor was this bad. Terrible news.

And the tragic irony here is that his mother (who's around 105, if I recall correctly) is very likely to see her son die, which is always one of the worst things a mother can experience.

She'll have seen her father-in-law, husband, and son die. Which must be an awful experience.

It's pretty guaranteed by living to 105 that you'll outlive most of your family, though. It's a trade-off.