Uruguay’s iconic ex-President Jose Mujica says his cancer has spread and that he’s dying

Uruguay’s iconic ex-President Jose Mujica says his cancer has spread and that he’s dying 
Associated Press - World News, Santiago, Chile; by Nayara Batschke; 1/9/25 
... “Honestly, I am dying,” said the former leader, who governed the small South American nation of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. The article noted that he had tears in his eyes. “What I ask is that they leave me alone. Don’t ask me for more interviews or anything else,” he said. “My cycle is over.” ... In the interview with Busqueda, Mujica said his autoimmune disease, severe kidney disease and other underlying medical problems led to his decision not to pursue treatment after medical tests showed his cancer had returned and metastasized. “I’m an old man, and because I have two chronic illnesses my body cannot handle it,” he said. ... Mujica told Busqueda that he would devote his “final stage” of life to his farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, the capital, where he has grown chrysanthemums with his wife for decades.
Editor's note: Whatever one's political stances, may we see and hear the unifying, universal inevitabilities of facing dying and death.