Is John Fetterman Okay?By Dan McLaughlin
May 27, 2022 10:57 AM
John Fetterman, the Democrats’ Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election, which he won running away by 32 points over Conor Lamb, 58.6 percent to 26.3 percent. We were assured that he’d be fine, it was not a big deal. He’s been recuperating, and is not back to the trail yet. But was the stroke more serious than his campaign let on?
With control of the Senate potentially hinging on this race and many pundits enthusing about the towering (6’8″) Fetterman as a model for his party, Gina Kolata and Katie Glueck of the New York Times and Colby Itkowitz, Paul Kane, and Ariana Eunjung Cha of the Washington Post each have reports gingerly raising the question of exactly how bad Fetterman’s health issues are. Both reports noted a lack of cooperation from Fetterman’s campaign, and the Times also questioned the veracity of what the campaign and Fetterman’s wife were saying publicly. The Times, on Fetterman’s condition:
Specialists in stroke, heart disease and electrophysiology said that some of the campaign’s public statements do not offer a sufficient explanation for Mr. Fetterman’s described diagnosis or the treatment they say he has received. . . . Medical specialists asked questions about Mr. Fetterman’s treatment with a defibrillator. They say it would make sense only if he has a different condition that puts him at risk of sudden death, like cardiomyopathy — a weakened heart muscle. . . . Thrombectomy, the method likely used to remove the clot, also indicates that Mr. Fetterman experienced more than a tiny stroke, although prompt treatment may have averted damage and saved his brain…
Dr. Elaine Wan, an associate professor of medicine in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at Columbia University Medical Center…was less sanguine . . . about Mr. Fetterman. “He is at risk for sudden cardiac death,” she said. “For someone on the campaign trail that might raise concerns.”
Rest of article at National Review
Caveman say, "Me okay."
