"Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it's a death sentenceDeath is a wicked thief, and the bastard pursues us all, he continued before noting, Still, I've got less time than I'd prefer. He quoted Bible verses that gave him hope and added that despite the diagnosis he was not going down without a fight, citing the jawdropping advances science has made the past few years in immunotherapy and more."
"Friends- This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it's a death sentence. Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) December 23, 2025 The full text of Sasse's post reads: Friends-"
Ben Sasse, 53, received a diagnosis of metastasized, stage‑four pancreatic cancer and acknowledged the prognosis as terminal while declaring determination to fight. Sasse served as a U.S. senator for Nebraska from 2015 to 2023 and then as president of the University of Florida until stepping down in July 2024. He cited his wife Melissa Sasse's epilepsy diagnosis and new memory issues as factors in his resignation. Sasse referenced Bible verses for hope, noted recent advances in immunotherapy, emphasized living through the dying process, and described embracing gallows humor with family while pledging to keep fighting.
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