Last week the news broke that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) would be absent from the Senate due to eye surgery.

Unfortunately, the worst of human nature showed up to slam him right and left for choosing to go to Mayo Clinic instead of the VA hospital in Phoenix. One lovely witch even did this:

Diana Orrock, a national committeewoman for the Nevada GOP, shared a story headlined “Please Just F‑‑‑ing Die Already.” In retweeting the piece, which was published on Medium, Orrock wrote “Amen.”

Several hours after posting the now-deleted tweet, Orrock apologized to McCain and to the Nevada and national GOP, calling the ailing senator “an American hero” — and her own post “disrespectful.”

Yes dear, it certainly was.

As of late this afternoon, we find out there is much more to the story of why Senator McCain was at Mayo Clinic for his surgery.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with brain cancer, the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix said Wednesday.

The tumor was discovered after the senior Arizona senator underwent a minor procedure last week to remove a blood clot from above his left eye.

“Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot,” the hospital said in a statement.

“The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.”

The Senator’s office in DC released a statement which you can read in it’s entirety here.