Senator Fetterman has been hospitalized for depression

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Oz would have been infinitely worse.

Seriously, what were the options?

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I honestly felt so bad for the guy in the debate. He is not in any condition to serve.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Oz would have been infinitely worse.

Oz was a gadawful candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly felt so bad for the guy in the debate. He is not in any condition to serve.

His constituents are better served than those who have total and complete frauds as a rep. Hope he gets well soon.

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I admire this guy and wish him the best, and selfishly hope he can in the future remain a force in the Dem party bec his realness and braveness is needed.

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Poor guy needs lots of time to rest and recuperate. We need to stop pushing him back to the office.

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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.

He had a unique window of time after his stroke to work on recovery. He spent it on the campaign trail. That window is now closed. I don’t think the people who wish him well and lightly speak of his situation understand what he is facing. They seem hellbent on using a very sick man for political purposes. He is in a very bad place and I would not wish his situation on anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Oz would have been infinitely worse.

Seriously, what were the options?

The options would have been for him to withdraw early after he had his stroke and allow another Democrat to run. The stroke was on May 13.
This is not that hard.

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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.”

Your reading comprehension is poor. Here, let me help you.
Remember... his stroke was on May 13.

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.

Statistically, he won't get much better. Seems as if you want to deny reality.

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I admire the guy for having the cojones to do this. Mental health is such a huge issue in our country, and not just with tween girls. Treatment should be normalized & people should not be mocked. Period.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s good that he’s getting care. He will be a great senator.

I'm Blue (but don't have the blues), but haven't seen much from him to think he will be a great senator.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

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

This can be taken multiple ways.

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Anonymous wrote:Poor guy needs lots of time to rest and recuperate. We need to stop pushing him back to the office.

Sure, go home and recover. He is not fit to be in the Senate. He was elected to go to work for PA right away. It’s not like he has been a senator for 20 years and needed some time off. Go recover, not for to be a Senator!

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Wow, this is the best PA voters could get? So frickin sad….

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Let me start a new job. And then 1 month into it, I take time off at the hospital for depression. Sounds good? Why would anyone put up with this. Would your employer or if you were the boss, accept this from a brand new employee???? Let alone a US Senator.