White Paper No. 1 - Health Concerns Plague Tommy Osmena Mayoral Campaign

7/31/2019 White Paper No. 1 - Health Concerns Plague Tommy Osmena Mayoral Campaign

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White Paper #1Prostate Gland Ailment Weakens Tommy


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Underlying concerns:

Tommys age (64 years

old) Not a low-risk tumor

Present state of health

Extent of metastasis

Effect in mobility

Cancer cell appearance in

microscope

Response to initial

treatment

Source: Excerpts from TRO medical records,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston;Bethesda Hospital, Los Angeles, CA


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Tommy has difficulty urinating, family

friends, allies report

Series 1: Photos taken during

the July 7, 2012 birthday of

NITO DURANO in DANAO

CITY (Courtesy of the Office of

the Press Secretary)

Note the urine

container

attached to a

catheter tube


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Can you not see the

urine contraption

bulge at his side?


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See?


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Doctors say: Tom

may have difficulty

moving around in

11 months

Reputedly afflicted

with a common type ofprostate cancer

detected only in 2010

Symptoms only

emerged in 2010Pain in the groin

Difficulty urinating

Erectile dysfunction

Prostate adenocarcinoma (acinar type) Gleason

Pattern #4, as was shown by his prognosis

summary at Massachusetts General Hospital in

Boston


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Impact on Leadership

Capability in the Next

Three Years

2nd-stage prostate cancer

arising from a tumor near his

male reproductive system

Local, slow-growing type,

moving into third stage in

which cancer cells

metastasizes (spread) from

the prostate to other bodyparts, especially in his thigh

and pelvic bones and lymph

nodes.Source: Excerpts from TRO medical records, Massachusetts General

Hospital, Boston, June 2012 visit


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When Toms normal cells

are damaged beyondrepair, they are eliminated

through apoptosis.

Cancer cells, however,

avoid apoptosis and

continue to multiply in an

unregulated manner.

Margot turns down majorsurgery

Source: Excerpts from TRO medical

records, Massachusetts General

Hospital, June 2012 visit

Doctors Prognosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosis


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Series 2: With Rep. LuigiQUISUMBING, Photos taken

during the July 7, 2012

birthday of NITO DURANO in

DANAO CITY

(Courtesy of the Office of the

Press Secretary)

See the

bulge there?


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See?


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Series 3: Asking a DURANO

family member FOR

directions to the rest room,

photos taken during the July7, 2012 birthday of NITO

DURANO in DANAO CITY

(Courtesy of the Office of the

Press Secretary)

See?


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Will Tom Run for Mayor Again?

Tommy is being asked

to decide a trade-off

between the expected

and harmful effects interms of survival and

quality of life after

major surgery.

Source: Excerpts from TROmedical records (June 2012

visit), Massachusetts

General Hospital, Boston

Doctors and family

members are discussing

whether or not to treat it asa localized prostate cancer

(tumor-based) with curative

intent.


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Impact on 2013 Election Campaign:Less visible, reliant on Margot and council-alliesSickly, impatient, restless, and grumpy

Use money to buy votes

Pressure allies for access to voters

Impact on Governance if Elected:City spending more for his medicines

Frequent hospitalization

Loss of focus on governance

Inability to discharge mayoral duties

Unable to implement important programs


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Tommy Running Out of OptionsCompelled by failing health and facing a formidable opposition, TROpositions ABELLANOSA (avoiding a showdown with CUENCO) and

consolidating his preparation early for the mayoralty contest. If weakened

by prostate cancer by October 2012, he may let Margot run for mayor and

capitalize on his illness to gain popular support for her.


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Rama keeps lead, LP survey shows

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White Paper No. 1 - Health Concerns Plague Tommy Osmena Mayoral Campaign