DeSantis Says Wife Casey Is Cancer Free

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey react after appearing at his midterm election night party in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 6, 2018. Carlo Allegri/Reuters

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to Twitter on March 3 to announce that his wife has been declared cancer-free.

In October, DeSantis announced that his wife, Casey DeSantis, was diagnosed with breast cancer.  By January she had completed her chemotherapy treatments, and announced during the state of the state address on Jan. 11 that 2022 would be the year she would be “cancer-free.”