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Former Sen. Bill Ketron briefs Senate on Jim Tracy's cancer treatment
Summary
Former Sen. Bill Ketron told fellow senators that Jim Tracy's tumor "has not grown" but also "hasn't shrunk," and said Tracy will travel to Pittsburgh on March 3 for surgery and a planned clinical chemotherapy trial; senators offered prayers and a moment of silence.
Former state Sen. Bill Ketron told the Senate that he had spoken with Jim Tracy and that doctors in Pittsburgh will attempt surgery followed by enrollment in a clinical chemotherapy trial.
"The tumor on the outside of his upper intestine has not grown. Bad news is it hasn't shrunk," Ketron said, and he asked members to keep Tracy "in your prayers." Senator Reeves closed the chamber's remarks with a prayer asking for "complete and total healing" and safe travel for Tracy and his wife to Pittsburgh.
Ketron said Tracy finished his most recent scan two days earlier and will fly to Pittsburgh on March 3 for an operation to remove part of the tumor and then enter a clinical trial. No legislative action was taken; the chamber observed a moment of silence and the invocation following the update.
