PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona Sen. John McCain said in a radio interview Wednesday that he hates the healthy diet his wife and daughter are forcing on him as he fights an aggressive form of brain cancer but expects to return to the Senate next month.
McCain made the remarks in his first extended interview with Arizona media since his diagnosis last month. On KFYI radio’s Mike Broomhead show, the Republican said he’s facing a tough challenge but the best thing to do when facing adversity is to stay busy. He said plans to do just that during the August congressional recess.
“It’s a tough challenge, you know, of course,” McCain said. “But I’m getting the best care you could possibly have, I’m eating well, I’m feeling fine, getting plenty of exercise. I expect Congress to go out here pretty soon, and I’ll be ready to go back to work in September.”
McCain began chemotherapy and radiation treatment for glioblastoma on Monday. The senator said he plans meetings and regular travel this month.
His remarks came a week after he returned to the Senate and gave a rousing speech blasting partisanship and the one-sided push to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Days later, he cast the deciding vote that stopped GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “skinny repeal” bill.