I’m not a fan of former President Carter, but he is handling his failing health - metastatic cancer that has now spread to his brain - with grace that few in public life seem to possess:

Jimmy Carter says he has melanoma that has spread to the brain http://t.co/wla6Vbpya8 pic.twitter.com/WncVyARiog

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 20, 2015

Former Pres. Jimmy Carter: “I have been as blessed as any human being in the world….so I’m thankful and hopeful.” pic.twitter.com/731Mpoi6jr

— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2015

It sounds like he’s suffering all manner of pain and discomfort but isn’t letting on just how much (though pain is one of those things that varies in tolerance from one person to the next). This is the kind of diagnosis that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Anyone.