[ad_1] Fetterman also suffered a stroke in May, during Pennsylvania’s Senate primary, and was sidelined from the trail for months. He has continued to struggle with auditory processing, and uses transcription technology to help him talk to colleagues and conduct Senate business. Doctors have said that depression is common amongContinue Reading
[ad_1] But Fetterman’s situation has been different. The six-foot-eight, bald-headed and tattooed freshman has been open about his mental health challenges and the need to seek help. Fetterman also suffered a stroke in May, during Pennsylvania’s Senate primary, and was sidelined off the trail for months afterward as he recovered.Continue Reading
[ad_1] “We have gone through periods of time since I’ve been in the Senate where members have been [gone] for lengthy periods of time for good reasons, health reasons. I wouldn’t wish that kind of pressure on anybody. Let him get well, let his family feel he’s getting the bestContinue Reading
[ad_1] Fetterman’s aides said he will likely return from inpatient care in a few weeks. “In Senate time, which is a bit like geologic time, John’s time away will be the blink of an eye,” said Fetterman’s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson. The comments come amid a new round ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] There are significant differences between then and now, not the least of which is a far different climate around depression and how we treat mental health issues. Back then, the very idea that an important political figure was seeking psychiatric help — much less electric shock treatment — wasContinue Reading
[ad_1] Fetterman is receiving care on a voluntary basis and went to the hospital after evaluation from Brian Monahan, attending physician of the U.S. Congress, according to the statement. While it’s the Pennsylvania senator’s first public admission to mental health treatment, his other health challenges became a frequent subject duringContinue Reading
[ad_1] The senator went to the hospital on Wednesday after feeling “lightheaded,” his office said in an an earlier statement. Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last May, left the Senate Democratic retreat on Wednesday and called his staff, who drove him to The George Washington University Hospital in Washington. InitialContinue Reading