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Totally Tunsie

(10,919 posts)
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:16 PM May 18

HEARTFUL prayers for Joe Biden...

Just announced on CNN that he was diagnosed on Friday with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer which has permeated his bones also.

Obviously, much more to come...

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HEARTFUL prayers for Joe Biden... (Original Post) Totally Tunsie May 18 OP
Vibes to the Bidens. applegrove May 18 #1
God Bless President Biden. skylucy May 18 #2
... mcar May 18 #3
Hoping for the best Glorfindel May 18 #4
Sending love and strength proud patriot May 18 #5
I hope his treatment is successful and painfree senseandsensibility May 18 #6
But has treatment options Demovictory9 May 18 #7
This seems really strange. Bluetus May 18 #81
God Bless Joe Biden madibella May 18 #8
Yikes, that adds another person to my prayer and positive vibe list. a kennedy May 18 #9
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💔 LiberalLoner May 18 #10
Ugh newdeal2 May 18 #11
Prayers for Joe 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 TommieMommy May 18 #12
This hurts. My dad died of that cancer. leftyladyfrommo May 18 #13
..... Clouds Passing May 18 #20
President Biden will be in my prayers LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #14
Mahalo for this, LMPV. Cha May 18 #18
Ty for sharing SheltieLover May 18 #35
Best President of my lifetime Botany May 18 #15
Our modern day FDR! SheltieLover May 18 #36
Yup. He made me so proud on his trip to Ukraine and Europe. Outstanding Leadership. Botany May 18 #75
Ty so much for sharing this! SheltieLover May 18 #79
Totally agree! SnoopDog May 18 #39
We had the best economy in the world and still we heard right wing lies about Bidnomics and inflation. Botany May 18 #76
That's my take, too. dchill May 18 #60
He protected and enhanced the recharging capacity to store ground water for the Ogallala aquifer Botany May 18 #78
Prayers and healing hugs gademocrat7 May 18 #16
My best to the Bidens flamingdem May 18 #17
Much comfort and healing Joe 💚 I'm praying for your speedy recovery 🙏🏼 Clouds Passing May 18 #19
On No.. Best Healing Vibes for Joe Biden!💙 Cha May 18 #21
That's very sad mvd May 18 #22
Oh no. Littlered May 18 #23
Damn! The world is just upside down. hamsterjill May 18 #24
My prayers are for President Biden now kimbutgar May 18 #25
Can cancer eat the Cancer? The Madcap May 18 #38
Well the orange Hitler is a cancer on our country kimbutgar May 18 #48
Oh dear God, that's terrible. JMCKUSICK May 18 #26
That asshole in the White House TNNurse May 18 #27
Healing vibes on the way to you & husband SheltieLover May 18 #33
Thanks, TNNurse May 18 #51
Yw SheltieLover May 18 #54
I hope that Orange HipChick May 18 #28
Very sorry to hear this 😢 Meowmee May 18 #29
Oh no! SheltieLover May 18 #30
Positive white-light protection for Joe Biden... FarPoint May 18 #31
Adding my energy. FalloutShelter May 18 #46
This is crushing. He doesn't deserve this. Oopsie Daisy May 18 #32
So much hardship and pain in his life PatSeg May 18 #37
I'm in tears. I know this isn't "about me" ... but I feel like he's a member of my own family. Oopsie Daisy May 18 #44
I've been brought to tears many times by Joe PatSeg May 18 #64
Good thoughts to Ptesident Biden and his family. mwmisses4289 May 18 #34
💔🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 alittlelark May 18 #40
Oh no! ShazzieB May 18 #41
God bless him, for a lifetime of service to the United States of America. colorado_ufo May 18 #42
Hang in there, Mr. President Aviation Pro May 18 #43
President Biden did a great deal for our country debsy May 18 #47
Keep the faith. littlemissmartypants May 18 #45
Oh, no peggysue2 May 18 #49
We love you President Biden! brakester May 18 #50
Healing Thoughts For President Buden WiVoter May 18 #52
Ohh my !! Pres Biden is a good man and this really hits me hard. riversedge May 18 #53
Cancer Sucks. Wishing Pres. Biden well and healing light. Nanjeanne May 18 #55
I don't know whether to cry or throw up..... Bayard May 18 #56
This is very sad news. God bless Joe and his family. Joinfortmill May 18 #57
heartfelt bests for all of the Bidens stillcool May 18 #58
AMEN. Jilly_in_VA May 18 #59
President Joe Biden feel the many arms around you and Jill in loving hugs. Fla Dem May 18 #61
Noooo. Prayers for Joe. LoisB May 18 #62
Prayers for you sir and Jill. kacekwl May 18 #63
Thirty Years Ago dsvajda May 18 #65
Hope for a speedy recovery bmichaelh May 18 #66
💙 irisblue May 18 #67
That's so sad. Figarosmom May 18 #68
Joe Biden has endured more than any man should have to endure. kentuck May 18 #69
. MorbidButterflyTat May 18 #70
God bless you, President Biden meow2u3 May 18 #71
Dearest Goddess, please send Joe Biden blessings of healing Wicked Blue May 18 #72
I'm so deeply sad about this. nolabear May 18 #73
I'm an atheist but I send my love and support to the best POTUS ever! BigmanPigman May 18 #74
🙏 claudette May 18 #77
Thanks for your service Joe. A more honorable man in public service, I haven't witnessed. OAITW r.2.0 May 18 #80
Truly an honest and worthy President! wolfie001 May 19 #82
I won't pray to something that does not exist, but sincerely hope Joe makes it cadoman May 19 #83
This is such sad news! lark May 19 #84
... BobTheSubgenius May 19 #85
Prayers and good vibes sent his way. Beacool May 19 #86

Glorfindel

(10,114 posts)
4. Hoping for the best
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:25 PM
May 18

President Biden deserves a long and peaceful retirement. Lord knows he's earned it!

senseandsensibility

(22,217 posts)
6. I hope his treatment is successful and painfree
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:29 PM
May 18

He gave us his all and deserves many years of peaceful retirement.

Bluetus

(1,077 posts)
81. This seems really strange.
Sun May 18, 2025, 10:43 PM
May 18

Prostate cancer is about the easiest form of cancer to detect, other than skin cancer. Surely he was receiving regular screenings.

But with a Gleason score of 9, if he was having an annual PSA test (and digital exam), I guess a very aggressive variant could have been undetectable a year ago, but have progressed to the metastatic phase by now.

Prostate cancer is nearly 100% treatable if not metastatic, in the worst case, by prostatectomy. But that is not an option in Biden's case. Or I should say, prostatectomy alone does little good if the cells have already spread. In my case I had a Gleason of 8, but apparently no spread outside the prostate. After prostatectomy, they monitor PSA actively for 10 years because it is entirely possible following a "successful" prostatectomy to have prostate cancer develop several years later.

a kennedy

(33,602 posts)
9. Yikes, that adds another person to my prayer and positive vibe list.
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:33 PM
May 18

and wow, I’ve got a list of 8 people……longest list in a long time.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,800 posts)
13. This hurts. My dad died of that cancer.
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:36 PM
May 18

No wonder he acted off. It's really painful when it gets into the bones.

Aw.

Botany

(74,261 posts)
15. Best President of my lifetime
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:42 PM
May 18

And such a good man too. I hope for his recovery but when cancer gets into your bones
things can be very difficult for you.

Botany

(74,261 posts)
75. Yup. He made me so proud on his trip to Ukraine and Europe. Outstanding Leadership.
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:12 PM
May 18

Last edited Mon May 19, 2025, 09:04 AM - Edit history (2)



He was wheels up Monday @ 3 am in D.C. flew straight through to Germany for fuel and
then onto Warsaw from there he took a train to Kyiv … btw as they train started rolling we
called the Russians and told them don’t even think about anything…. got in sometime in the
am …. And showed up @ Zelenskyy’s Home @ 8 AM sharp and he was looking sharp too.

And after Ukraine Joe met with the leadership guys from multiple European Countries and put
together a multilateral partnership that was so good that after Trump cheated his way back in
and they all knew he was “Russian Dirty” that partnership came together and wrote Trump and
America out of European Affairs and moved on without Trump. Joe’s fingerprints are all over the
new European power structure that is doing the right things as per Ukraine and standing up to
that blood thirsty dictator Vlad Putin.

SheltieLover

(68,589 posts)
79. Ty so much for sharing this!
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:32 PM
May 18

I didn't realize he did all this.

I used to read his schedule for the day when it was posted here & I'd feel exhausted just thinking about all his rigorous activities.

I love Joe & Dr. Jill.

I'm so glad Joe worked with our allies to write the slob out of their future plans!

Ty, Joe!

Botany

(74,261 posts)
76. We had the best economy in the world and still we heard right wing lies about Bidnomics and inflation.
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:24 PM
May 18

And it wasn’t until after the elections that we heard about Avian Influenza and that
going down 120 million chickens would make the price of eggs go up.

Botany

(74,261 posts)
78. He protected and enhanced the recharging capacity to store ground water for the Ogallala aquifer
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:30 PM
May 18

So all those Great Plains farmers can grow crops.

Clouds Passing

(4,956 posts)
19. Much comfort and healing Joe 💚 I'm praying for your speedy recovery 🙏🏼
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:53 PM
May 18

Maybe the msm will stfu with their lies about Joe Biden. Replace your hate with grace msm!

mvd

(65,647 posts)
22. That's very sad
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:00 PM
May 18

Sending my prayers out and very hopeful they can treat it. Cancer is awful.

Littlered

(293 posts)
23. Oh no.
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:05 PM
May 18

That is just terrible news. How did they not catch this earlier? His psa should have been off the chart.

hamsterjill

(15,898 posts)
24. Damn! The world is just upside down.
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:08 PM
May 18

The good guy gets sick, and the asshole doesn't.

Joe doesn't deserve this and neither does his family. No family does. Makes me so very sad, and I hope there are protocols that can help him have a great quality of life for many, many more years.

kimbutgar

(25,168 posts)
25. My prayers are for President Biden now
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:11 PM
May 18

I’ve lost 2 friends to prostate cancer. I hope he gets the best medical care for this.

I’m sure the orange Hitler will say something really awful during this time. I just wish he’d get an even more aggressive cancer that takes him out asap!

kimbutgar

(25,168 posts)
48. Well the orange Hitler is a cancer on our country
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:39 PM
May 18

So I’m keeping my fingers crossed 🤞!

JMCKUSICK

(2,510 posts)
26. Oh dear God, that's terrible.
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:11 PM
May 18

Praying for you President Biden and sending Love to you and your family.

TNNurse

(7,339 posts)
27. That asshole in the White House
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:13 PM
May 18

needs to not comment. No one cares what he thinks.

I just had to tell this news to my husband who is still struggling with the effects of his prostate cancer treatment. He is distressed.

Lost a dear friend who also had metastatic bone when his was discovered. He had lots of treatment. He died not long after his 50th birthday.

Cancer is overwhelming. The effects of the treatment are always there. The fear of a reoccurrence, is in the background every day and I am a 13 year breast cancer survivor. But it is there.

HipChick

(25,563 posts)
28. I hope that Orange
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:13 PM
May 18

Turd refrains from attacking/insulting Joe Biden from now..

Prayers for Joe Biden..

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
29. Very sorry to hear this 😢
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:13 PM
May 18

Prayers for him and his family 🙏🏻

I hope treatment will help him. My father had prostate cancer, an aggressive one, but it had not spread. He survived it.

FarPoint

(13,977 posts)
31. Positive white-light protection for Joe Biden...
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:15 PM
May 18

May Beau and his guardian angels protect him.....

PatSeg

(50,248 posts)
37. So much hardship and pain in his life
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:20 PM
May 18

And now this on top of everything else? Meanwhile, a lot of the media has been truly horrible to him and his family. He absolutely does not deserve this.

Oopsie Daisy

(5,825 posts)
44. I'm in tears. I know this isn't "about me" ... but I feel like he's a member of my own family.
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:30 PM
May 18

And I feel so helpless to do anything about it. I cried for Jimmy Carter and I'll do the same now for Joe. We were so lucky to have him.

PatSeg

(50,248 posts)
64. I've been brought to tears many times by Joe
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:46 PM
May 18

My daughter is the same way. When it comes to politics, he is the most down-to-earth decent person I've ever encountered. He's been treated so poorly by Washington and most infuriatingly, even those who claimed to be his friend.

ShazzieB

(20,756 posts)
41. Oh no!
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:28 PM
May 18

I will definitely keep Joe and his family in my prayers.

I just hope he lives for a few more years. If he were to die while Schlump is in office, I would worry that the Orange Hellbeast would try to keep him from getting the kind of state funeral he deserves for his contributions to this nation, not just as potus, but as veep and for all those years in this Senate. If any former president deserves for his passing to be marked with all the formalities and signs of respect possible, it's Joe Biden.

colorado_ufo

(6,066 posts)
42. God bless him, for a lifetime of service to the United States of America.
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:28 PM
May 18

A good man with endless patience, strength, and courage. I am sorry that he has been through so much.

debsy

(600 posts)
47. President Biden did a great deal for our country
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:37 PM
May 18

I can’t even imagine what scum bucket dumpster will do or say in the event of his death.

peggysue2

(11,877 posts)
49. Oh, no
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:40 PM
May 18

Say it ain't so, Joe!

Good God, the cancer has metastasized to the bones. So painful and sadly lethal.

Will the media now hang their heads in shame? Probably not.

Will Agent Orange and his Flying Monkey Brigade get off the Biden smear campaign? Most definitely not because they enjoy kicking people when they're down.

How devastating for the Biden family. The man is well loved with good reason.

I have great empathy for Jill Biden and Hunter, as well as the extended family. They're a tight-knit, loving family and they adore their Pop.

This is going to hurt.



brakester

(348 posts)
50. We love you President Biden!
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:40 PM
May 18

And appreciate all you have done for the American people. You are an upstanding, generous, moral, politically wise and great man. We will always remember you as a man who gave his ALL to our country. A wise man who wasn't afraid to evolve.
We wish you the very best. Take care of yourself and rest easy knowing you are one of our most admirable leaders.

Bayard

(25,275 posts)
56. I don't know whether to cry or throw up.....
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:53 PM
May 18

A truly good man, who has done much good in the world. He certainly doesn't deserve this with all the tragedy in his life.


I would think with all the physicals he gets they would have caught this sooner. Makes me wonder if this was the real reason he dropped out of the presidential race.

Everyone that said the scum-sucking bottom feeder better not open his mouth about it---Absolutely!

stillcool

(33,940 posts)
58. heartfelt bests for all of the Bidens
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:56 PM
May 18

and everyone they've ever touched. Imagine that sea of people.

dsvajda

(20 posts)
65. Thirty Years Ago
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:54 PM
May 18

my father had the same diagnosis. When it spread to dad's bones, the doctor said all he could do was keep him out of pain, but there was no cure. That was thirty years ago. Hopefully medical science has progressed enough over three decades to cure the cancer.

bmichaelh

(815 posts)
66. Hope for a speedy recovery
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:03 PM
May 18

Hope that he has a speedy recovery.

I regard anything that MAGA says as empty words.

The current administration is cutting cancer research.

And deporting children undergoing cancer treatment shows their true character.

I also regard Trump's words as meaningless.

I am a lymphoma survivor.
It returned in 2019.
4 different treatments over 2 years failed to produce a complete remission.
5th treatment did produce a complete remission.
Thanks, in part due to ACA (Obamacare) disallowing lifetime limits.
A law Trump tried to destroy.

kentuck

(113,875 posts)
69. Joe Biden has endured more than any man should have to endure.
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:15 PM
May 18

Last edited Mon May 19, 2025, 11:51 AM - Edit history (1)

No doubt, it has taken a toll over the years. His life has not been easy. When he lost his son, Beau, it was almost too much to bear for him.

Yet, he endured and went on to a successful presidency.

But, it was still not enough to defeat the wave of fascism that came with Donald Trump. We received a 4-year reprieve with Joe Biden and almost everyone on DU, including myself, were appreciative and encouraged him to stay in the race. We did not want to use his age against him.

But, it was more than that. Nobody in the Democratic Party establishment wanted to challenge him. They thought he could win again and if he then had to step down, we had an experienced and capable leader in Kamala Harris. No doubt there were debates inside the White House that we did not know about. And more than likely, supporters like us here on DU, may have helped persuade him to stay in the race? We do not know.

However, no one should be pointing fingers. We were facing a crisis with the MAGA fascist movement and we needed whatever leadership we could get at the time.

It is sad to hear about Joe's condition and we wish the very best for him and his family. If there is someone to blame for him staying on, it is all of us. But we should not regret our support. It was a necessity.

Sometimes we play the cards that are dealt and they are just not good enough to win the hand.

Wicked Blue

(7,981 posts)
72. Dearest Goddess, please send Joe Biden blessings of healing
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:09 PM
May 18

so that he will recover from this. We need him here.

So mote it be.



nolabear

(43,722 posts)
73. I'm so deeply sad about this.
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:23 PM
May 18

Joe strikes me as a man whose service held him up through a life of pain. I know we’re all fragile and mortal but the pile-on at this moment would be damn near unbearable for many. I hope he knows he’s loved deeply and has given everything for us, and isn’t just being thought of as flawed and failing.

We need to let him know that.

BigmanPigman

(53,041 posts)
74. I'm an atheist but I send my love and support to the best POTUS ever!
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:34 PM
May 18

No prayers from me since that would be hypocritical of me but I do believe in the afterlife (I've had many unusual "experiences" in my life after loved ones have died). If there really is a "life review" than I know Joe will be having a wonderful reunion with his family and friends. He will have gone "home" in peace, like Carter. You can't say that about Kissinger!!! I wish evil monsters like him would get fucked big time. Those like him should get KARMA in spades. However, this is not what happens and it pisses me off!

There is no "karma". Evil monsters succeed and live forever. That is a fact of the human race. This is why I am a misanthrope. People, especially those who have testosterone poisoning (49%of the human race), thrive on killing and harming others. Humans are genocidal sadists. Always have been and always will be. Kissinger was a sadist, Biden and Carter are humanitarians. It is very black and white. Evil vs Love. Evil always wins in the end.

wolfie001

(5,044 posts)
82. Truly an honest and worthy President!
Mon May 19, 2025, 07:49 AM
May 19

Our country, at least the scum that didn't vote for him didn't deserve him. I hope the best for Joe and Jill!

cadoman

(1,281 posts)
83. I won't pray to something that does not exist, but sincerely hope Joe makes it
Mon May 19, 2025, 07:54 AM
May 19
Thank you Joe, and hugs to Dr. Jill Biden and the rest of the Bidens.

lark

(25,055 posts)
84. This is such sad news!
Mon May 19, 2025, 08:42 AM
May 19

I hope he can beat it. My dad fought his agressive prostate cancer for 13 years - but then he was amazing. He kept walking up until the end when the doctors had told him 6 months previous that it would be impossible for him to walk with his leg and hip bones absolutely eaten up with black lesions. He beat the odds for so long before he just couldn't do it anymore.

I hope the Bidens have time together.

I hate the fucking right wing liars for piling on to him so badly, it is freaking ridiculous when an actual pustule of ire and revenge and dementiaa, who is nothing more than a fugly criminal and traitor to our country, is supported by them.

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