Former First Lady Jill Biden has opened up about her husband, Joe Biden, and his ongoing health struggles.
Her latest comments come after the former president and long-serving U.S. senator from Delaware was diagnosed last year with grade group 5 prostate cancer.
About a year after Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis was publicly announced, Jill Biden offered a new update on the former president’s condition.
During a June 1 appearance on NBC’s *Today*, the former first lady said her husband was “doing okay” as he continues his battle with stage 4 prostate cancer.
However, she acknowledged that the cancer’s spread to his bones has significantly complicated his condition, saying the metastasis “makes it a whole different story.”
“I think Joe will live with cancer ‘til the rest of his life,” Jill said.
According to former first son Hunter Biden, his dad’s condition has worsened, as he hinted that perhaps his father doesn’t have much longer to live.
“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden said in the Friday interview with the BBC. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”
“It’s really sad to watch,” Hunter Biden, who appeared to choke up as he spoke, said.
“The only thing that I’d say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good,” the son said.
“He’s still doing his thing,” he said. “He so believes in this country.”
Hunter called his father the “best father, the best husband, the best grandfather” and said the former president remains at the “center of our family.”
Joe Biden’s health became a major focus during his presidency as he delayed his decision on whether to seek a second term.
Had he run again and won, it’s not at all certain he would have been able to fulfill his entire term.