Rep. Norwood Goes Home For Hospice
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Charlie Norwood, 65, is leaving Washington to receive hospice care at home in Georgia, forgoing further treatment for lung cancer that has spread to his liver. Mr. Norwood’s spokesman, John Stone, said yesterday that the seven-term Republican is not yet resigning from Congress but has decided to go home to Augusta, Ga., to be with his family and “put it in the Lord’s hands.”
“He has spent three months just sick as a dog and finally just said, ‘That’s it. I’m going home,'” Mr. Stone said. “The goal now is to make him as comfortable as he can be … for as long as the Lord will let him stay with us.”
Mr. Stone said Mr. Norwood would re-evaluate the situation after returning home and that he was not ruling out further treatment if he feels better.
