difficult time for the family, and the vice president we know was at his son s beau bidens bedside last night, and they kept the details of his sickness close to the chest, and only last night after his death did they reveal he had brain cancer and he has been battling this for 20 years, and he had a stroke, and then he had to have surgery to remain a brain legion. two weeks ago the vice president s office did announce he was admitted to walter reed medical office outside of washington, d.c. and president obama said he is grieving along with the biden family, and he said joe is one of the strongest men we have ever known. he is as strong as they come and nothing matters to him more than his family. it s one of those things we love about him, and it s a testament to joe and jill to who they are that beau lived a life full and