India, Dec. 23 -- Former GOP Senator Ben Sasse disclosed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and has a limited time left to live.

In a detailed statement on X, the 53-year-old former senator from Nebraska candidly expressed: "Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die."

"Death is a wicked thief, and the bastard pursues us all," Sasse continued. "Still, I've got less time than I'd prefer. This is hard for someone wired to work and build, but harder still as a husband and a dad."

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