{"id":296204,"date":"2025-05-24T22:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/joe-biden-attends-grandsons-graduation-after-cancer-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T22:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:02:51","slug":"joe-biden-attends-grandsons-graduation-after-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/joe-biden-attends-grandsons-graduation-after-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Attends Grandson&#8217;s Graduation After Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joe-biden\/\"><strong>Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a> is spending time with his loved ones amid his recent cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Biden, 82, made a low-key appearance at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/joe-bidens-family-wives-kids-grandkids-more-in-photos\/\"> grandson Hunter<\/a>\u2019s high school graduation on Friday, May 23. (Hunter and his sister, Natalie, are the two children of Joe\u2019s late son, <strong>Beau Biden<\/strong>, and wife <strong>Hallie Olivere<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cProud Nana and Pop,\u201d Joe\u2019s wife, former First Lady <strong>Dr. Jill Biden<\/strong>, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday, sharing a photo of their family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to Olivere, Hunter and Natalie, Joe and Jill, 73, were joined by their daughter, <strong>Ashley Biden<\/strong>. (Joe shared sons Hunter and Beau, as well as late daughter Naomi with first wife <strong>Neilia Hunter,<\/strong> who died in 1972.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:176.47058823529%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-3993094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=748&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Hunter-Biden-Graduation\" width=\"748\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hunter-Biden-Graduation.png?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Ashley Biden\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ashley, 43, also shared several photos of the Bidens at the ceremony via her Instagram Story, adding a heart sticker to the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hunter\u2019s graduation marks Joe\u2019s first public outing since revealing that he had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer\/\">diagnosed with an \u201caggressive\u201d form<\/a> of prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cLast week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,\u201d a Sunday, May 18, statement read. \u201cOn Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/celebs-react-to-joe-bidens-aggressive-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Stars-React-to-Joe-Biden-Prostate-Cancer-Diagnosis.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Stars React to Joe Biden's 'Aggressive' Prostate Cancer Diagnosis\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Stars-React-to-Joe-Biden-Prostate-Cancer-Diagnosis.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/celebs-react-to-joe-bidens-aggressive-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Stars React to Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8216;Aggressive&#8217; Prostate Cancer Diagnosis<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrities and other high-profile figures are sharing their well-wishes for former President Joe Biden. Biden\u2019s office announced on Sunday, May 18, that the former U.S. president has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. \u201cLast week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,\u201d said a statement. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The statement continued, \u201cWhile this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the time, Joe\u2019s office revealed that he and his family were currently \u201creviewing treatment options with his physicians.\u201d The former politician broke his silence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis-and-family-losses-over-the-yearspage\/\">his health scare<\/a> the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,\u201d Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/former-president-joe-biden-breaks-silence-after-cancer-diagnosis\/\">wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Monday, May 19. \u201cThank you for lifting us up with love and support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joe-bidens-prostate-cancer-battle-a-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210473226Former-President-Joe-Bidens-Cancer-Battle-A-Complete-Timeline.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Former President Joe Bidens Cancer Battle A Complete Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2210473226Former-President-Joe-Bidens-Cancer-Battle-A-Complete-Timeline.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joe-bidens-prostate-cancer-battle-a-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Former President Joe Biden\u2019s Cancer Battle: A Complete Timeline<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFormer President Joe Biden has begun his battle with what his office called an \u201caggressive\u201d form of prostate cancer. \u201cLast week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,\u201d a statement sent from Biden\u2019s personal office to CNN in May 2025, read. \u201cOn Friday, he [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe\u2019s office confirmed earlier this month that a \u201csmall nodule\u201d was found on his prostate during an annual physical exam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe, a longtime senator, served as the Vice President during <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong>\u2019s two-term presidency. He was later elected as the Commander in Chief in 2020, defeating incumbent<strong> Donald Trump<\/strong>. While Joe initially sought reelection, he ended his campaign and endorsed then-VP <strong>Kamala Harris<\/strong> more than 100 days before the election. (She was defeated by Trump last November.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Throughout his political career, Joe has had his family by his side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019ll pick up our calls no matter where he is,\u201d Hunter\u2019s daughter <strong>Naomi<\/strong>, now 31, told PBS in an August 2020 interview. \u201cHe\u2019ll be onstage, giving a speech, and we\u2019d call him and he\u2019d be like, \u2018What\u2019s wrong?!\u2019 He\u2019s made sure that every single tradition, every holiday, we\u2019re all together. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s been any decision, no matter how big or small, that we haven\u2019t decided as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joe-biden-attends-grandsons-graduation-after-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Joe Biden is spending time with his loved ones amid his recent cancer diagnosis. 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