Reply #1: Great cause and it is amazing that he can still do this at his age with 2 replaced hips!

[karynnj]

As to the use of present tense, he is speaking of a one and a half year period since she was diagnosed. Early in that period, she was also dealing with the effect of a concussion that, from her comments at her Pittsburgh conference, was at least as difficult to deal with. Even for those younger, the treatment itself extracts a toll. ( Just recently, watching the 2000 Kerry roast Imus, one thing I was struck by was how much more vigorous he looked there than during 2004 - and even more 2003 in the late primaries. Not to mention, that he almost seems more like the 2000 Kerry than the early 2003 Kerry now - years later.)

When she first spoke to the media, she had a 95% chance of surviving this, that addition treatments could push to 99%. From all accounts, it was caught unusually early and she has access to the best treatment possible. However, just as with JK, the treatments themselves seem to take a toll and she looked more fragile. She did look fine in the more recent pictures. A year and a half, is likely too early to speak in past tense.

(In lesser news, I did see on Scott Brown's page that he is doing it again too - and this time actually trying to raise money. He even has a separate facebook page just for his ride. So, Kerry was a good influence on him in this at least.)