Joe Biden, 82, spoke out for the first time since his cancer diagnosis with a social media post on Monday morning.
'Cancer touches us all,' the former president wrote on X with a selfie of him sporting a brave smile alongside a somber-looking former first lady Jill Biden, who is holding their gray tabby cat Willow.
'Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,' Biden added. 'Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.'
The post comes just hours after Biden's personal office revealed that he was diagnosed on Friday with a severe case of prostate cancer that metastasized and spread to his bones.
A statement on the diagnosis said that the Biden family is deciding on treatment options.
