Pakistan(National Times)- WILMINGTON: Former US president Joe Biden told reporters on Friday he was feeling “optimistic” about the future after delivering his first public remarks since revealing he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “Well, the prognosis is good. You know, we\u2019re working on everything. It\u2019s moving along. So, I feel good,” Biden, 82, said after an event in Delaware belatedly marking Monday\u2019s Memorial Day federal holiday. Biden\u2019s office announced earlier this month he is battling prostate cancer with a Gleason score of nine, which places him in the most severe category. The veteran Democrat told reporters he had decided on a treatment regime, adding that “the expectation is, we\u2019re going to be able to beat this.” “It\u2019s not in any organ, my bones are strong, it hasn\u2019t penetrated. So, I\u2019m feeling good,” he said. The mental and physical health of the former president, the oldest person ever to hold the office, was a dominant issue in the 2024 election. After a disastrous debate performance against Trump, Biden ended his campaign for a second term. When Biden\u2019s office announced his diagnosis, they said the cancer had spread to his bones. But Biden told reporters: “We\u2019re all optimistic about the diagnosis. As a matter of fact, one of the leading surgeons in the world is working with me.” The political row over Biden\u2019s aborted candidacy has become a major scandal since the release of the book “Original Sin” \u2014 which alleges that Biden\u2019s White House covered up his cognitive decline while he was in office. The ex-president was asked about the controversy and responded with sarcasm, joking that “I\u2019m mentally incompetent and I can\u2019t walk.” He said he had no regrets about initially running for a second term, and that his Democratic critics could have challenged him but chose not to “because I\u2019d have beaten them.” In earlier formal remarks in New Castle, Delaware, Biden spoke of his presidency as his greatest honour, and called for better treatment of veterans. But he saved his most poignant comments to mark the 10th anniversary on May 30 of his son, National Guard veteran Beau Biden, dying of brain cancer at the age of 46. “For the Bidens, this day is the 10th anniversary, the loss of my son Beau, who spent a year in Iraq,” said Biden, who had attended a memorial service for his son earlier in the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- WILMINGTON: Former US president Joe Biden told reporters on Friday he was feeling “optimistic” about the future after delivering his first public remarks since revealing he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “Well, the prognosis is good. You know, we\u2019re working on everything. It\u2019s moving along. So, I feel good,” Biden, 82, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n