Former Representative Mia Love, who was the first black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, is facing a worsening cancer prognosis.

Love was previously diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

In a new post on X, Love’s daughter, Abigale Love, posted ““Sadly, her cancer is no longer responding to treatment, and the cancer is progressing.”

Love represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015-2019.

Here’s what CNN reported:

Former US Rep. Mia Love, the first Black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, faces an increasingly grave prognosis as her condition has worsened while fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to her daughter.

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Posting to her mother’s X account Saturday, Love’s daughter, Abigale Love, said that she and her mother’s team have decided to prioritize being with her and keeping her comfortable at this time.

“Sadly her cancer is no longer responding to treatment and the cancer is progressing,” Abigale Love said.

In May, Love appeared on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” to explain her 2022 diagnosis with glioblastoma brain cancer, or GBM. People diagnosed with GBM typically have just a year-and-a-half to two years to live, with only a 10% chance of survival after five years, according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Love told Tapper she began receiving immunotherapy every three weeks since August 2023 as part of a clinical trial at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. Love discussed her hopeful outlook despite her then-prognosis of 10-15 months to live – which she has since surpassed – and how her Mormon faith has helped her persevere.

“I was looking for a cure in my faith and in science,” she said. “Funny thing is, my patriarchal blessing said you will have a long and prosperous life, a rich and rewarding life, so long as you decide to remain in public service.”

Love, who is 49, represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015-2019. She later joined CNN as a political commentator and was a rotating guest on ABC’s “The View.”

Per Fox News:

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love’s family is focusing on enjoying the time they have left with her after her cancer stopped responding to treatments, the Utah Republican’s daughter, Abigale, said Saturday.

“Hello Friends, I’m Mia’s daughter Abigale. Many of you are aware that Mom has been fighting GBM brain cancer,” Abigale wrote on her mother’s X account.

Love was diagnosed in 2022 with glioblastoma, a brain tumor, and revealed her diagnosis in August 2023.

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Abigale added, “Sadly her cancer is no longer responding to treatment and the cancer is progressing. We have shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying our remaining time with her.”

 

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