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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Lee Zeldin Confirms Leukemia Diagnosis
Mr. Zeldin, a conservative Republican, says the disease is in remission, and that his bid for governor of New York will be unaffected.Representative Lee Zeldin, a staunch conservative from Long Island and the leading Republican candidate in next years race for governor in New York, revealed that he was diagnosed with leukemia last year and has been receiving treatment.
Mr. Zeldin, 41, told attendees at an Ontario County Republican Party dinner on Friday night that he had been grappling with the diagnosis of early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia since November 2020. He confirmed on Saturday in a text message to The New York Times that he had cancer, and then released a statement.
Over the last nine months, I have achieved complete remission, am expected to live a normal life, and my doctor says I currently have no evidence of this disease in my system, Mr. Zeldin, one of the most vocal supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, said. My health is phenomenal, and I continue to operate at 110 percent.
Mr. Zeldin had mentioned his diagnosis partly because the Ontario County party chairwoman, Trisha Turner, had been facing her own health crises. Brian Kolb, a former state assemblyman, said that Mr. Zeldin had brought her roses, and drew a parallel to her struggles and his own. Mr. Kolb, a Republican, recalled Mr. Zeldin saying he had wanted to make sure that he had his illness under control before he began campaigning earlier this year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/nyregion/lee-zeldin-leukemia.html
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Rep. Lee Zeldin Confirms Leukemia Diagnosis (Original Post)
Zorro
Sep 2021
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edhopper
(33,164 posts)1. I really dislike this pro-Trump asshole
but I don't wish this on him.
He was going to run for Governor next year, wonder if he still will?
2naSalit
(86,031 posts)2. So the main question for voters...
Do you want to foot the medical bills of this guy for the rest of his life?
edhopper
(33,164 posts)3. They already are
he will get the healthcare he wants to deny so may others.
2naSalit
(86,031 posts)4. That part really bothers me in cases of tfg's supporters. ...nt
Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)5. Well...
... I hope he lives his normal life, like he says, health-wise. However, he needs more normalcy in his political views! His family is wonderful, by the way... the ones I know, anyway... Love the Zeldins!