Posted on 02/17/2023 2:30:13 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Patrick Kennedy was in Congress, he would sneak in his treatments for substance abuse over the holidays, in between congressional work periods. And he refused mental health treatment recommended by his doctors, worried he would be recognized in that wing of the hospital.
On Thursday, the office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat who was elected to the Senate after a bruising campaign during which he suffered a stroke, announced he had checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression.
The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, tweeted praise for Fetterman, saying he hopes his “courage will serve as an example for others.”
Fetterman’s Senate colleagues were immediately supportive.
“In every single city and town and rural community there is someone struggling with mental health,” said Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, a Democrat who shared her own stories about periods of depression on the Senate floor four years ago. “If they see somebody else, like John, saying, ‘OK, I need to get medical care,’ that can be important to people.”
South Dakota’s John Thune, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, said he thinks politicians have become more comfortable discussing the issue since the pandemic.
“The more open, transparent people can be, the better our understanding is,” Thune said.
“It’s unreal what @JohnFetterman has been through in the last year,” tweeted Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. “A stroke, a recovery, a bruising campaign, a transition to the Senate. I’m so proud of him for taking his health seriously. He’s going to be a great Senator for a long time, and I’m pulling for him today.”
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said the Senate “can be arduous. So I’m sure if somebody is not up to 100% then it’s especially tough, so I wish him well.”
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He has no business being a US Senator.
Next headline will be, Fetterman draws praise for rotting in the grave.
Stand and clap.
He'll still be voting in the US Senate 50 years from now...
Like we didn’t see this coming.
Yep.
Mrs.Fetterman is taking his place. Part of The Plan
While I wish Fetterman the best of luck with his recovery, how many of us groundlings can afford weeks of hospitalization for ‘depression’?
AP is just a nauseating and disgusting waste of time.
I conjure up an image in my head of Lurch shaking his head back and forth and going “OOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhh. . . . “
Don’t know who is crazier, Fetterman or his leftist cheerleaders. . . .
Yes he’s a heroic figure, similar to George Washington or Louis Pasteur.
AP stands for abominable propaganda.
Speaking of Fetterman, here’s a fun fact: it was Jackie Coogan’s hand that played Thing.
Wondering…. Will he be allowed to vote while in the hospital?
Wondering…. Will he be allowed to vote while in the hospital?
Libtards draw praise for being unfit for office
Thanks for pointing that out
Medal of freedom comin’ right for his bravery. 🤔😵🖕
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