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Senator Mike Rounds Updates his Wife’s Medical Condition

Senator Mike Rounds Updates his Wife’s Medical Condition

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South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds will spend part of the weekend in Rochester Minnesota where his wife, Jean is undergoing treatment for cancer at the Mayo Clinic.
He says she is making progress…..

Rounds says other Senators have been very supportive…

Rounds says they appreciate all the good thoughts from friends and supporters in the state…..

Jean Rounds was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor in her back near the sciatic nerve.

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