Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse On ‘Nasty Drug’ to Treat Stage 4 Cancer

Sasse left the Senate in January 2023 to become president of the University of Florida. He stepped down from that role in July 2024 after his wife, Melissa, was diagnosed with epilepsy.

Sasse later sought medical treatment after experiencing severe back pain, which he said was caused by pancreatic tumors pressing against his spinal column, The Post reported.

Advertisement Recently, a pharmacist, surprised by a patient’s appearance, asked if doctors had performed any “electrical” procedures on him. “I don’t even know what that is, but either acid or electric shocks produce a face that looks this hideous,” Sasse, who represented his state from 2015 to 2023, said with a chuckle

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