Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. EXCLUSIVE: Anne Marie Tiernon sat down with Susan and Evan Bayh to discuss how Susan has been doing since her diagnoses with glioblastoma.
The now-23-year-old twins were born in 1995 while their father was governor.The twins both did readings during their grandfather’s service wearing military dress uniforms. The wife of Evan Bayh, a Democratic former Senator and Indiana Governor, Susan Bayh had a malignant glioblastoma removed. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)In this July 13, 2016, photo, Susan Bayh listens as husband Evan Bayh, the former two-term governor and two-term senator, speaks about why he has decided to seek re-election in the Senate.
“It really doesn’t matter what religion it is, just as long as people are praying and keeping me up in somebody’s thoughts.”Susan Bayh wore a Harvard lacrosse cap during Wednesday’s memorial, a nod to the sports team her son Beau was a member of before he and his brother Nick graduated from Harvard last year. He launched an unexpected comeback bid in 2016 for the Senate but lost to Republican Todd Young.They ruled out another return to politics when asked Wednesday: “I should’ve been little bit tougher the last time,” Susan Bayh said about the recruitment efforts of her husband by national Democrats.Evan Bayh said the family would keep up the health fight for his wife.“You believe in science and you appreciate the doctors, but you keep praying because ultimately we’re all in his hands,” he said.Copyright © 2020 The Associated Press.
She is known as the wife of Evan Bayh, former Democratic Governor of Indiana (1989–1997) and United States Senator (1999–2011).. Bayh began her careers in law and business with Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher; and later for the Indiana firm of Barnes & Thornburg.In 1989, she joined Eli Lilly and Company. She sat between her husband, former Gov.
Evan Bayh, and their twin sons Wednesday during a memorial service for his father, former Sen. Birch Bayh, at the Indiana Statehouse. Please keep her and the Bayh family in your prayers.”Young, who beat Evan Bayh in 2016, tweeted: “Please join me in praying for Susan, Evan, and the entire Bayh family.”Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, a former aide to Bayh, said in a statement: “Our thoughts and fervent prayers are with former Indiana First Lady Susan Bayh.”This story has been corrected to reflect that the Bayh’s twin sons are 22 years old, not 19.In this July 13, 2016, photo, Susan Bayh listens as husband Evan Bayh, the former two-term governor and two-term senator, speaks about why he has decided to seek re-election in the Senate. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A campaign stop for … INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh had surgery Tuesday to remove a malignant brain tumor, her family said.The wife of Evan Bayh, a Democratic former Senator and Indiana Governor, Susan Bayh had a malignant glioblastoma removed.
(Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)Connect with the definitive source for global and local news The Bayhs have lived in Washington since Evan Bayh was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.Copyright © 2020 by WTOP. Evan Bayh, and their twin sons Wednesday during a memorial service for his father, former Sen. Birch Bayh, at the Indiana Statehouse.The Bayhs say 59-year-old Susan has undergone multiple surgeries and radiation and immunotherapy treatments in fighting the malignant glioblastoma discovered in May 2018.Evan Bayh said they’ve been told that 17 percent of patients undergoing such advanced treatments survive for at least three years but they are optimistic about his wife’s health and progress.“She’s doing great,” Bayh said.
The Bayhs say 59-year-old Susan has undergone multiple surgeries and radiation and immunotherapy treatments in fighting the malignant glioblastoma discovered in May 2018. The Democrat didn’t seek election to a third Senate term in 2010. Susan Breshears Bayh (born November 28, 1959) is an American lawyer. Susan Bayh is an attorney who’s been a member of several corporate boards. WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM Indiana candidate’s DC-area home complicates Senate campaign.