Posted on 02/16/2023 12:27:31 PM PST by Erik Latranyi
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman on Wednesday checked himself into a Washington hospital "to receive treatment for clinical depression," his chief of staff said on Thursday.
"While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks," Adam Jentleson said in a statement.
Jentleson said that Fetterman was evaluated on Monday by Congress' attending physician, Dr. Brian P. Monahan, who "recommended inpatient care" at Walter Reed hospital. "John agreed, and he is receiving treatment on a voluntary basis."
"After examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care he needs, and will soon be back to himself," Jentleson said.
Fetterman, a Democrat, won his seat in the November midterms. He suffered a stroke during the campaign, which his doctors said was the result of irregular heart rhythm that led to a clot.
He recovered before the election and returned to the trail, albeit with limited appearances. After the stroke, he worked with a speech therapist and also had auditory processing issues that required the use of closed-captioning devices. "He has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office," his doctor said, via his campaign, in October.
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Suicidal I’m sure.
Progressive Democrat. Legit needs mental health help.
The lights are on but nobody is home.
How do you spell stupid? P-e-n-n-s-y-l-v-a-n-i-a.
But he was capable of doing the job. / sarcasm
“I have good news, and I have bad news. The good news is John is getting the care he needs. The bad news is he will soon be back to himself.”
His bio-mechanical human adaptation skin suit is malfunctioning in the more dense earth atmosphere, compared to the planet he is from.
...or “suicide.”
Bob Casey Jr. ( the other PA Senator) had prostate cancer surgery on Tuesday.
There have been a lot of states who elect criminals and idiots to the Senate. But I think Pennsylvania is, at this point, in the lead in the “Electorate should be embarrassed about who they elected to the Senate” contest.
He’s a US senator and he’s depressed? Now that IS depression. His wife must be getting so excited.
He and Biden are both under too much stress.
Heads should roll on the back of what they have done to these
two men.
Oh yeah! Totally qualified to be a Democrat Senator.
If I lived in PA I’d be suffering severe depression too!
I’d be depressed too if I looked like him..
So sick the way the system is rigged - from the endless time to vote, bulk mailing ballots, the hidden ballot counting systems, limited debates with leading questions, candidates hiding in basements campaigning with social media and TV ad buys and the “news” making in-kind contributions of incalculable value...
I don’t know much about Oz but I know this Fetterman guy should never have been nominated let alone win. So yeah, he will quit and a replacement will be appointed which was probably one of their contingency plans anyway. For now it’s better if he isn’t seated, can’t vote, and maybe the House and Senate can get some legislation passed with 1 or 2 defectors.
I don’t wish depression on anyone.
Pennsylvania had no business sending to the Senate a man as ill as Fetterman.
Severe depression, eh?
Yeah, I can see how someone can become depressed when they are treated like an incompetent half-wit by everyone around them.
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