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Susie Wiles reveals brutal toll of fighting cancer while running Trump’s White House

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Susie Wiles, who ran President Trump's White House staff while battling cancer, shared her experience in an op-ed for USA Today and a post on X. She detailed the challenges of balancing chemotherapy with work responsibilities, emphasizing the relentless nature of fighting cancer. Despite physical limitations caused by treatment, she maintained focus on her duties with support from colleagues and family. Wiles announced in September that she was cancer-free after successful surgery at the Mayo Clinic, expressing hope to inspire others facing similar battles.

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Susie Wiles, chief of staff to President Donald Trump, wrote an op-ed in USA Today on September 16 revealing the challenges she faced while battling early-stage breast cancer. Diagnosed in March, Wiles underwent six months of chemotherapy and surgery before declaring herself cancer-free. She described the mental toll of the disease, saying some days were spent solely fighting cancer while others required her to manage her demanding role at the White House despite fatigue and mobility issues. The experience deepened her appreciation for colleagues and work, highlighting how cancer can diminish one's world view. Despite the physical demands, Wiles pushed through with support from family, friends, and medical professionals, emphasizing the resilience needed in such circumstances.

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In an op-ed published Sunday in USA Today, Wiles described what it was like to undergo chemotherapy while continuing to lead the White House staff for President Donald Trump. asserted

it → publish → Trump

The disease occupied her thoughts from the moment she woke up and sometimes even while she slept, she wrote. asserted

she → occupy → moment

“Fighting cancer is brutal and unrelenting,” Wiles wrote. asserted

Wiles → fight → cancer

Questions about treatment, test results and what might come next could overtake even a strong mind. uncertain

what → come → mind

At times, she acknowledged, they overtook hers. asserted

they → acknowledge → hers

Some days, Wiles said, she poured her strength into fighting the disease. asserted

she → say → disease

On others, getting out of bed, getting dressed and going to work was its own test. asserted

getting → get → work

“Most days, I carried the full weight of both,” she wrote. asserted

she → carry → both

“Cancer can make your world very small,” Wiles wrote. asserted

Wiles → make → ?

She said she pushed herself to stay focused on the people who depended on her, even as she knew others might question whether she could still lead effectively. uncertain

she → say → her

The treatment did take a toll on her stamina, mobility and, at times, her focus. asserted

treatment → take → times

Wiles said she could not always be everywhere she wanted to be. uncertain

she → say → ?

Colleagues inside and outside the White House stepped in, while her two daughters, extended family, friends and medical team helped carry her through the illness. asserted

daughters → step → illness

After successful surgery, pathology showed no residual cancer, Wiles wrote. asserted

Wiles → show → cancer

She said she now faces the work of rebuilding what treatment took from her. asserted

treatment → say → her

“Chemotherapy is, in a word, a b—-,” she wrote. asserted

she → write → word

In a post on X Sunday, Wiles said she rarely writes about herself but wanted to share what it was like to fight cancer while continuing to do a job she loves. asserted

she → say → job

“Cancer tried to make my world smaller. asserted

world → try → ?

I was determined not to let it,” she wrote, adding that she hoped her account could offer strength to someone still fighting the disease. uncertain

account → let → disease

Wiles announced Sept. 16 that she was cancer-free after receiving clear pathology results following an appointment at the Mayo Clinic. asserted

she → announce → Clinic

She had disclosed her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in March. asserted

She → disclose → March

Trump praised Wiles during her treatment, saying in a prerecorded May tribute that she was winning her cancer battle. uncertain

she → praise → battle

Wiles thanked him for his kindness and compassion, and credited her family, friends, colleagues and doctors with helping her through the ordeal. asserted

Wiles → thank → ordeal

For others going through treatment, Wiles offered a message of hope. asserted

Wiles → go → hope

“Cancer does not have to take away who you are,” she wrote. asserted

she → have → ?

She said that for her, life beyond the disease includes serving Trump and the country and being a mother, grandmother and friend. asserted

life → say → Trump

One of those daughters, Katie Wiles, responded to her mother’s account on X. “A strong woman isn’t loud in her strength; she’s steady and unshakable,” she wrote. asserted

she → respond → strength

Susie Wiles reveals brutal toll of fighting cancer while running Trump’s White House

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