Barack Obama, Bernice King, and Hillary Clinton expressed grief and hope.
John Lewis, the civil rights icon and congressman from Georgia, announced on Sunday that he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Despite the grim diagnosis, he said he will return to Washington to carry on with his work and undergo treatment.
“I have been in some kind of fight—for freedom, equality, basic human rights—for nearly my entire life,” Lewis said in a. “I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now.” But while he said he was “clear-eyed” about his situation, he insisted he had a “fighting chance.” So I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community. We still have many bridges to cross.
To my constituents: being your representative in Congress is the honor of a lifetime. I will return to Washington in coming days to continue our work and begin my treatment plan, which will occur over the next several weeks. I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon.
The news sparked an outpouring of grief and support from the country’s most prominent political and civil rights figures. Some focused optimistically on Lewis’ “fighting spirit.” Among those were former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton., it’s his incomparable will to fight. I know he’s got a lot more of that left in him. Praying for you, my friend.
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