I wish the Lt. Gov. Cagel Godspeed through his health journeys. This has to be rough and emotional on him and his family.

I was going to post this headline from the AJC's Gold Dome Live several hours ago and things keep coming up: "Cagle drops out of governor’s race."

According to the article:

“I’ve been diagnosed with some serious nerve and bone problems and a degenerative spinal condition,” [Cagel] told reporters at a Capitol news conference. ” The issue could be hereditary or it could be the result of an old injury, but the unfortunate reality is that it requires immediate surgical treatment.”

Cagle said he will have the surgery and would run for re-election next year to his current job. Running for lieutenant governor is generally seen as less strenuous than running for governor, which is essentially a full-time job.