Aaron M. White

Trying to listen first, to speak humbly, to test what I can, and to trust God more. Bear with me.

[Sumit Shah @sumitshahMD]

Every oncologist should watch Ben Sasse’s interview with Ross Douthat. I was captivated by his courage, serenity, and his ability to articulate what so many of our patients feel and experience. Ben and I don’t share the same political or religious beliefs, which made it all the more compelling.

A few things stood out:

* His physicians struggled to deliver the “hard facts.” They led with advances in oncology before telling him he had cancer, wanting to stay positive. I’ve been there - it’s incredibly tough to balance truth with hope. We need to be frank with our patients, even when it’s difficult. I also imagine that the story didn’t play out exactly as Ben recollected, but perception is reality for our patients.

* Ben asked for “Oncology 101”: chemo vs. radiation vs. surgery vs. targeted therapy. He kept saying “teach me” - he needed a map. I love that. Every patient deserves this navigation. Cancer is overwhelming without a clear direction.

* He’s on a drug targeting a cancer gene long considered “undruggable.” We’re making real progress and occasionally witnessing “miracles” in clinic - responses grounded in cancer biology. This progress depends on funding and clinical trials. This is how we move the field forward.

* The flip side is that these treatments carry real toxicity. Ben’s face makes this painfully clear. I am constantly amazed at what many patients are willing to endure and the resilience that they show.

* Ben loves his hospice team. They gave him a practical framework for managing four variables: cancer pain, nausea, balancing diarrhea and constipation, and energy/fatigue. He noted that oncologists often steer conversations to their own agenda (scans, treatment, etc). I’ve been guilty of this too. We need to listen more.

* Despite being given a prognosis of a few months, Ben keeps his great sense of humor. After watching this, I feel we could actually be friends. Political labels might once have gotten in the way - and that’s on me. Confronting death strips away differences and magnifies what we share.

* Ben on the digital culture we live in: “These super-devices in our pockets, the largest tools any individual has ever had, allow our consciousness to leave the time and place where we actually live… the places where we break bread, the people we can physically touch and hug.” This is so true.

* Ben doesn’t fear death, but he fears misprioritization. Dinner time is precious. There’s a limit to work trips. Live near family. Cancer forces laser focus on what matters most. When people who are dying share these pearls, all of us need to listen and consider it a gift.

Highly recommended. Wishing you the best, @BenSasse.

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[Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello]

When confronted with the intimate reality of my own mortality, I hope to face it with the same profound, godly grace that Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has displayed.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

He is Risen.

[Aaron M. White @SoCalAMW]

@RepNancyMace Hey @Jim_Jordan , @KevinKileyCA , you seem like decent fellows. What gives?

[M.A. Franklin @FoundationDads]

I'm going to need more of you to homeschool so my kids have some normal people to marry.

[Danny @Truth_matters20]

"All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. He is that amazing."

—Nabeel Qureshi (former Muslim)

[Sola Media @solamediaorg]

Ben Sasse:

"One of the weird lines @timkellernyc used to say is, 'I hate this, but I would never want to go back to the prayer life I had before pancreatic cancer,' which I thought sounded pretty weird. . .But then I felt, what a blessing that I'm saying, 'Lord, come quickly, Maranatha. Thank you for all of the different things that I used to cling to that right now seem really, really trivial because they're actually really trivial.'"

@BenSasse

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

Here’s your annual reminder to listen to this absolutely beautiful and theologically rich Christmas album with your family during the month of December.

[Aaron M. White @SoCalAMW]

@megbasham @alisa_childers @biolau @PLNU @VanguardU My brothers and sisters in Christ, we have work to do.

Also, all the more proud to be a @Hillsdale charger and @PeppLaw Wave!

[Aaron M. White @SoCalAMW]

@megbasham @alisa_childers @biolau @PLNU @VanguardU Who are those 20 schools?

[Brian Sauvé @Brian_Sauve]

You live in a world in which tiny, self-replicating biological drones (capable of flight) farm fields of living artwork to make delicious sugar syrup encased in dizzying waxen geometry.

Atheism is literally stupid.

[Sean Nelson @Sean_ADFIntl]

This is the REAL story of Christian persecution in Nigeria. 🇳🇬

Watch this video until the end. It’s powerful. It’s important. This is happening RIGHT NOW.

#EndPersecutionNow @ADFIntl @ADFLegal

[Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV]

We need more people in America to realize what’s happening to our fellow Christians in Nigeria.

They are being slaughtered & the mainstream media refuses to talk about it.

It’s up to the rest of us to force the conversation.

[Aaron M. White @SoCalAMW]

@MLB @Topps What a night! What a time for my kids to be getting to know and love the Greatest Game.

[Aaron M. White @SoCalAMW]

@churchtalkative My mother-in-law sings this to our kids all the time. Love that she does that, and love that our kids know this! So cool to find where it originated.

[Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx]

Share this now before it’s too late.

[Chef Andrew Gruel @ChefGruel]

Two reasons why Texas and California are different:

1. Texas was sued by the Justice Dept in 2021 and that triggered them to do a mid decade redistricting IN ACCORDANCE to the state law.

2. California has no impetus and is changing the law to redistrict.

[StandWithUs @StandWithUs]

⚠️Warning: Distressing details about hostages: ⚠️
New, horrifying details have emerged about the two years in captivity of Elkana Bohbot and Avinatan Or, who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. Both men endured unimaginable suffering in Gaza.
A THREAD 🧵:

[Michael Oxford - AKA The Santa Cruz Mountain Goat @SCMountainGoat]

I hear so many people say things like "Just give up on California."

"Let it sink into the ocean."

40% of Californians voted for Trump in 2024.

Millions and millions of people want to fix this place.

10% isn't a large percentage considering how rigged California elections are.

It is possible to flip California.

We need a massive effort to unrig the system, which is already under way.

Voter roles are being scrubbed.

A push for voter ID is in full swing.

We need to get rid of mail in ballots and ballot harvesting, etc.

We also need to have rational conversations with people, and convince 11% of voters why voting for Democrats has destroyed California.

We also need to do this without being assholes.

I know it's hard after the way conservatives have been treated, especially those who refused the shot, but we need to make an effort.

Not everyone here is insane.

Most people are - politically - somewhere in the middle, but they keep quiet.

The extremely loud leftist maniacs, and the psychopaths controlling the government make it seem far worse than it actually is.

They are a minority, and the margin is much closer than people realize.

If you're not willing to fight to save one of the most beautiful places on earth, that produces a massive amount of food, has a giant economy, has extremely important ports and strategic military bases, then you're lazy.

What happens in California ultimately spreads to the rest of the country.

If you give up on California, then you give up on America as well.

Make California Great Again!

[TPUSA Faith @tpusafaith]

Jesus can change your life.