Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish announced Tuesday that will step down in light of a changing prognosis for his cancer treatment. Fish was diagnosed with abdominal cancer in 2017. He said this month that the disease had become "more complicated" and he would have to take off time over the holidays to learn what it would mean for his role on the City Council.
I'm sorry to see that, and extend all the best to him in the coming days. As a cancer survivor myself, I know all too well how difficult the battle is. It takes a hella lot out of you, even when things seem to be improving. And this is supposed to be a time of celebration and renewal. That's tough news under the best of circumstances. This is hardly the best of circumstances.
You can only do so much at once, and it's good to see that Mr. Fish will take time away in order to devote his energies toward recovery. he'll need to muster all of them.
