A longtime buddy of Joe Biden stated the household advised him Monday the previous president can be “OK” after being identified with an aggressive type of prostate most cancers.
“I talked to the family. He’s doing good,” stated former Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.), who has identified Biden for many years however has not spoken to the previous president straight because the information. “They’re not overly concerned. They think this could all be treated and he should be OK.”
Brady stated Biden’s household stated “everything looks good” and “they’re figuring out what to do, how they’re gonna treat it, and from what I hear and what they’re saying and what I understand, it’s very treatable, which is great.” He acknowledged that the most cancers is “maybe a little aggressive,” however “it doesn’t matter — he’s gonna treat it and he’s gonna be fine.”
Brady didn’t say which member of the family or members spoke with him, and an aide didn’t elaborate. A spokesperson for Biden declined to remark.
Biden’s workplace introduced over the weekend that the previous president was identified on Friday with prostate most cancers with metastasis to the bone. His group stated that it’s “a more aggressive form of the disease” however that the most cancers “appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”
Nonetheless, a stage-four prostate most cancers prognosis is severe. Dr. Chris George, a medical director of the most cancers program on the Northwestern Well being Community, advised Reuters that prostate most cancers can’t be cured as soon as it reaches the bone, although it may be handled. However, he stated, Biden may dwell for years with efficient therapy.
The announcement of Biden’s prognosis got here amid widespread recriminations inside the Democratic Celebration about Biden’s bodily and psychological situation throughout his presidency and earlier than he dropped out of the presidential marketing campaign final 12 months. It additionally coincided with the discharge of a ebook on Tuesday arguing that an inside circle saved a diminished Biden shielded from the general public. And simply final week Axios posted audio clips of Biden’s interview with then-special counsel Robert Hur, wherein he struggled to recall key dates.
Brady, 80, and Biden, 82, have been associates for greater than 30 years, and their residence bases are lower than an hour aside. Brady stated in 2024 that he talked to Biden virtually each week, typically about Corvettes. Brady has lengthy known as Biden “our senator, even though he’s from Delaware.” After the 2024 election, Brady slammed former Vice President Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign and stated Biden would have carried out higher than her if he’d stayed within the presidential race.
Brady, chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Celebration, stated Biden’s household advised him the president would name him after major elections in his state on Tuesday.
“I call him ‘the boss.’ They said the boss will call you after the election,” he stated.
He added of Biden: “I love him to death,” remarking that he “didn’t want to bother me” earlier than the first.
