Fwd: Jimmy Carter Holds On To Hope, Faith and Family, As Cancer Spreads to Brain

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From: NBC Nightly News <email@mail.nbcnews.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:32 AM
Subject: Jimmy Carter Holds On To Hope, Faith and Family, As Cancer Spreads to Brain
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Former Pres. Jimmy Carter Tells World That Cancer Spread to Brain Speaking with incredible candor about the melanoma that has spread to his brain, former president Carter also shared his hope, faith and love of family, as he begins radiation treatment. He said today, "I've had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence, so I was surprisingly at ease, much more so than my wife was." Learn More Carter Says Melanoma in Four Spots in His Brain, About 2 Millimeters Doctors haven't found the source of the former president's melanoma, but say the aggressive cancer can be deadly in just millimeters. Learn More Tragedy on the Front Lines: Firefighters Killed Battling Inferno in Washington Three firefighters between the ages of 20 to 31 were killed after an explosive blaze erupted in the mountains outside Seattle. Calling the fires an "unprecedented cataclysm," California Governor Jay Inslee said the fires "have burned a big hole in our state's heart." Learn More Bush, Trump Use 'Anchor Babies' Term in Immigration Debate The dictionary calls it an offensive term used to describe undocumented immigrants who come to the U.S. to have babies, but Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are throwing the phrase around as they debate immigration policy. Learn More First Female Soldiers to Pass Army Ranger Course Step Into the Spotlight The first two women to ever graduate from the Army's notoriously demanding Ranger school say they were motivated by the doors they were opening for future women. Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver shared at a news conference today how it was "awesome" to be a part of history. Learn More Could $2 Gas Become the National Average By Winter? With the world producing record amounts of cheap oil, gas prices across the country are suddenly dropping fast - with the average family seeing savings up to $1,000 a year. Learn More Lightning Bolt Strikes Plane on Runway in Atlanta It was caught on camera: Watch as a huge lightning bolt strikes a Delta plane with 117 passengers on board at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday. Learn More President Carter Looked Us in the Eye Today and Smiled During former President Carter's extraordinary news conference in Atlanta on Thursday, he went beyond discussing his cancer - touching on his presidency, his work with The Carter Center and his greatest accomplishment, which wasn't a surprise to those who know him well. Learn More Help Spread the News NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Privacy |(...) Privacy One Click Unsubscribe Manage Your Subscription Preferences