There’s been a total lack of transparency surrounding a top Democrat’s health issues.
But this could end up backfiring on them completely.
A top Democrat was rushed to the hospital at a Senate retreat.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening where he was admitted “for observation.”
“Towards the end of the Senate Democratic retreat today, Senator John Fetterman began feeling lightheaded,” said Fetterman’s communications director, Joe Calvello. “He left and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to The George Washington University Hospital.”
“Initial tests did not show evidence of a new stroke, but doctors are running more tests and John is remaining overnight for observation,” the statement continued. “He is in good spirits and talking with his staff and family. We will provide more information when we have it.”
Fetterman’s health has long been a cause of controversy for the senator, with many accusing him of hiding the extent of his health problems after he suffered a major stroke.
The stroke left Fetterman with difficulties with auditory processing, which require him to use special closed captioning tools and professional transcribers in real-time to assist him in his official duties.
Because Fetterman refused to release his medical records after the stroke it’s impossible for the public to know whether the senator suffered brain damage, or to what extent.
While Fetterman’s team was careful to note that there was no “evidence of a new stroke,” there are other health problems that he could be suffering from.
Dr. Marc Siegel, from NYU Langone hospital, also pointed out that no one was talking about the cardiac problems Fetterman’s records indicate, in November.
“There’s a lot of info about his heart that’s very concerning,” Siegel told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.
“In 2017, a real cardiologist saw him, Dr. Ramesh Chandrah in Pittsburgh, who said that his legs were swollen and his heart was weak, and he put him on medication, and you know what Fetterman did?” Siegel asked rhetorically. “He didn’t show up to a doctor for five years and he didn’t take that medication. Doctors would all be horrified by that. Instead, he had the stroke and then he went back and saw Dr. Chandra again, and Dr, Chandra got involved and they put a pacemaker in and a defibrillator in.”
“And Fetterman himself has said that his stroke was due to a blood clot from the heart,” Siegel pointed out. “That is very significant … because a study out of a journal called Stroke, very prominent journal looking at over 6,000 people from Great Britain, has found that if your blood clot comes from the heart, you have more than a 60% chance of either not living for five years or having another stroke within those five years. Greater than 60% chance.”
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