The wife of Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has died after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, announced Thursday that his wife, Bobbi, died after a battle with glioblastoma, a type of cancer that causes brain tumors.
“After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobby is now at peace and with the Lord,” the senator said in a statement. statement Fox News obtained:
In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Bobbie was a leader, a fierce advocate for Wyoming, and a friend to everyone she met. We miss her very much. On behalf of her entire family, we thank you all for your prayers and continued support for her, and we mourn together in her memory.
Bobby died Wednesday night in the central Wyoming city of Casper.
The aggressive cancer “originates from glial cells, non-neuronal cells that support and protect neurons in the nervous system,” the newspaper reported.
It is the most common primary brain tumor, or cancer that begins in the brain, with approximately 12,000 cases diagnosed in the United States each year. according to to MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Barrasso announced that his wife underwent successful surgical removal of an intracranial lesion in February 2022.
The couple met in Casper and married in 2008. The two have her three children.
Bobby has previously battled and overcome breast cancer.
Former Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) and former Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D) died of glioblastoma, as did President Joe Biden's late son Beau.
The disease kills approximately 10,000 Americans each year.
