Senator Fetterman has been hospitalized for depression

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are sick.

Haven't heard of post stroke depression?

It is literally an after effect because of the trauma to the brain.

+1 yup. There’s a quote from a stroke expert saying it happens to 1/3 of patients. Good for him for normalizing and speaking publicly about a deadly disease. Get well soon big guy.

Statistically, he won’t get well given his recovery to date. So it isn’t ridiculous to consider the question of how to help him exit with dignity. Sitting in the senate seat and not working because he had a stroke and is likely never going to recover is not dignity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are sick.

Haven't heard of post stroke depression?

It is literally an after effect because of the trauma to the brain.

+1 yup. There’s a quote from a stroke expert saying it happens to 1/3 of patients. Good for him for normalizing and speaking publicly about a deadly disease. Get well soon big guy.

Statistically, he won’t get well given his recovery to date. So it isn’t ridiculous to consider the question of how to help him exit with dignity. Sitting in the senate seat and not working because he had a stroke and is likely never going to recover is not dignity.

What’s your source for saying that “statistically”. Please cite because that sounds like unscientific babble to me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who wouldn’t be depressed in his shoes! After the sh*tty political attacks and beyond dysfunctional Congress after having a stroke. I feel really bad for him.

+2.
It's got to be overwhelming dealing with the vile personal attacks of the Right. You folks happy now? A$$holes.

[Anonymous]

People are focusing disproportionately on Fetterman. It’s not like everyone in the Senate is the picture of health. The average age of a Senator is like 75 years old and many of them have serious health conditions. (ted Kennedy managed to shepherd Obamacare through while dying of cancer and don’t get me started on Strom Thurmond and Dianne Feinstein who stayed decades too long past their prime.)

He’s a good guy and will be a good Senator-people need to find some empathy and recognize that people aren’t robots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are sick.

Haven't heard of post stroke depression?

It is literally an after effect because of the trauma to the brain.

+1 yup. There’s a quote from a stroke expert saying it happens to 1/3 of patients. Good for him for normalizing and speaking publicly about a deadly disease. Get well soon big guy.

Statistically, he won’t get well given his recovery to date. So it isn’t ridiculous to consider the question of how to help him exit with dignity. Sitting in the senate seat and not working because he had a stroke and is likely never going to recover is not dignity.

What’s your source for saying that “statistically”. Please cite because that sounds like unscientific babble to me

PP is right.

Johns Hopkins....

1–3 Months Post-Stroke

“The first three months after a stroke are the most important for recovery and when patients will see the most improvement,” says Raghavan. During this time, most patients will enter and complete an inpatient rehabilitation program, or make progress in their outpatient therapy sessions.

The goal of rehabilitation is to restore function as close as possible to prestroke levels or develop compensation strategies to work around a functional impairment. An example of a compensation strategy is learning to hold a toothpaste tube so the strong hand can unscrew the cap.

The 6-Month Mark and Beyond

After six months, improvements are possible but will be much slower. Most stroke patients reach a relatively steady state at this point. For some, this means a full recovery. Others will have ongoing impairments, also called chronic stroke disease. Whether a full recovery is possible depends on a variety of factors, including severity of the stroke, how fast the initial treatment was provided, and the type and intensity of rehabilitation.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/stroke/stroke-recovery-timeline

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are focusing disproportionately on Fetterman. It’s not like everyone in the Senate is the picture of health. The average age of a Senator is like 75 years old and many of them have serious health conditions. (ted Kennedy managed to shepherd Obamacare through while dying of cancer and don’t get me started on Strom Thurmond and Dianne Feinstein who stayed decades too long past their prime.)

He’s a good guy and will be a good Senator-people need to find some empathy and recognize that people aren’t robots.

They are focusing on him because he had a stroke from which he has not recovered fully and has been hospitalized 2 times in as many weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who wouldn’t be depressed in his shoes! After the sh*tty political attacks and beyond dysfunctional Congress after having a stroke. I feel really bad for him.

+2.
It's got to be overwhelming dealing with the vile personal attacks of the Right. You folks happy now? A$$holes.

Literally you folks knew what you were electing in both the last Presidential and PA Senate races. At least if Fet steps down the PA gov gets to replace him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are sick.

Haven't heard of post stroke depression?

It is literally an after effect because of the trauma to the brain.

+1 yup. There’s a quote from a stroke expert saying it happens to 1/3 of patients. Good for him for normalizing and speaking publicly about a deadly disease. Get well soon big guy.

Statistically, he won’t get well given his recovery to date. So it isn’t ridiculous to consider the question of how to help him exit with dignity. Sitting in the senate seat and not working because he had a stroke and is likely never going to recover is not dignity.

What’s your source for saying that “statistically”. Please cite because that sounds like unscientific babble to me

PP is right.

Johns Hopkins....

1–3 Months Post-Stroke

“The first three months after a stroke are the most important for recovery and when patients will see the most improvement,” says Raghavan. During this time, most patients will enter and complete an inpatient rehabilitation program, or make progress in their outpatient therapy sessions.

The goal of rehabilitation is to restore function as close as possible to prestroke levels or develop compensation strategies to work around a functional impairment. An example of a compensation strategy is learning to hold a toothpaste tube so the strong hand can unscrew the cap.

The 6-Month Mark and Beyond

After six months, improvements are possible but will be much slower. Most stroke patients reach a relatively steady state at this point. For some, this means a full recovery. Others will have ongoing impairments, also called chronic stroke disease. Whether a full recovery is possible depends on a variety of factors, including severity of the stroke, how fast the initial treatment was provided, and the type and intensity of rehabilitation.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/stroke/stroke-recovery-timeline

Clearly you didn’t read what you posted from Johns Hopkins, which is a shame. Nothing precludes Fetterman from making a full recovery despite your proclamation that “statistically, he won’t get well.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are sick.

Haven't heard of post stroke depression?

It is literally an after effect because of the trauma to the brain.

+1 yup. There’s a quote from a stroke expert saying it happens to 1/3 of patients. Good for him for normalizing and speaking publicly about a deadly disease. Get well soon big guy.

Statistically, he won’t get well given his recovery to date. So it isn’t ridiculous to consider the question of how to help him exit with dignity. Sitting in the senate seat and not working because he had a stroke and is likely never going to recover is not dignity.

What’s your source for saying that “statistically”. Please cite because that sounds like unscientific babble to me

PP is right.

Johns Hopkins....

1–3 Months Post-Stroke

“The first three months after a stroke are the most important for recovery and when patients will see the most improvement,” says Raghavan. During this time, most patients will enter and complete an inpatient rehabilitation program, or make progress in their outpatient therapy sessions.

The goal of rehabilitation is to restore function as close as possible to prestroke levels or develop compensation strategies to work around a functional impairment. An example of a compensation strategy is learning to hold a toothpaste tube so the strong hand can unscrew the cap.

The 6-Month Mark and Beyond

After six months, improvements are possible but will be much slower. Most stroke patients reach a relatively steady state at this point. For some, this means a full recovery. Others will have ongoing impairments, also called chronic stroke disease. Whether a full recovery is possible depends on a variety of factors, including severity of the stroke, how fast the initial treatment was provided, and the type and intensity of rehabilitation.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/stroke/stroke-recovery-timeline

Clearly you didn’t read what you posted from Johns Hopkins, which is a shame. Nothing precludes Fetterman from making a full recovery despite your proclamation that “statistically, he won’t get well.”

You are right. Anything is possible. But statistically it isn’t likely. Both are true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Walter Reed. Story coming out now

Stroke. Depression. What's next, dementia?

No, that'd be all of the DCUM "Trump was GREAT" posters.

[Anonymous]

Speedy recovery, Jawn. We got your back.

[Anonymous]

It was a terrible idea to elect Fetterman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a terrible idea to elect Fetterman.

The voters decided differently and that is how we decide elections in this country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a terrible idea to elect Fetterman.

Oz would have been infinitely worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a terrible idea to elect Fetterman.

Look, I preferred Lamb from the get go but Fetterman beat Oz by FIVE points. 260,000+ votes. After the debate that made his condition pretty clear. That’s significant in a 50-50 state. The people have spoken. Let’s all hope he gets better.