Sen. McCain goes on hike after cancer diagnosis

Sen. John McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain tweeted a picture Saturday of her and her father on a hike in Arizona, just days after he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

“Amazing hike with Dad [Sen. John McCain] this morning. Thank you all for your best wishes!” she tweeted with a picture of the two outside viewing the Arizona wilderness.  

Amazing hike with Dad @SenJohnMcCain this morning. Thank you all for your best wishes! pic.twitter.com/P9RR2v91HB

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) July 22, 2017

The Republican Arizona senator, 80, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on Friday. 

Earlier in the week, McCain issued a statement thanking people for the outpouring of well-wishes he has received in the days following his diagnosis, saying that he’d be back soon.{mosads}

“I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support — unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I’ll be back soon, so stand-by!” McCain tweeted Thursday. 

McCain’s latest diagnosis is not his first battle with cancer, as he underwent a procedure in 2000 to remove a type of skin cancer from the left side of his face.