Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who gained one in all final 12 months’s most contested Senate races, has checked himself right into a hospital for therapy of scientific melancholy.
His chief of employees, Adam Jentleson, mentioned in an announcement that Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed Nationwide Army Medical Middle on Wednesday night. “Whereas John has skilled melancholy on and off all through his life, it solely turned extreme in latest weeks,” Jentleson mentioned.
He mentioned that Fetterman was evaluated by Brian Monahan, the attending doctor of Congress, who beneficial inpatient care.
“After inspecting John, the docs of Walter Reed instructed us that John is getting the care he wants, and can quickly be again to himself,” Jentleson mentioned.
Fetterman was hospitalized final week at George Washington College Hospital after feeling lightheaded at a Democratic occasion. Docs then performed assessments to see whether or not he suffered any form of stroke, however there was no proof of that, a spokesman mentioned. Fetterman suffered a stroke final 12 months within the midst of the Senate marketing campaign. He gained the race over Republican Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz. The stroke has affected Fetterman’s speech as he recovers.
