Lt. Gov. John Fetterman suffers stroke, remains hospitalized for observation

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman suffered a stroke on Friday, in accordance with an announcement launched by Fetterman within the hospital.

“I hadn’t been feeling effectively, however was so centered on the marketing campaign that I ignored the indicators and simply stored going,” Fetterman stated within the assertion. “On Friday it lastly caught up with me. I had a stroke that was brought on by a clot from my coronary heart being in an A-fib rhythm for too lengthy.”

Fetterman stated the medical doctors had been in a position to rapidly take away the clot and reverse the stroke and get his coronary heart below management.

“It’s a great reminder to hearken to your physique and concentrate on the indicators,” Fetterman stated.

Fetterman stated his marketing campaign for U.S. Senate isn’t slowing down.

“Our marketing campaign isn’t slowing down one bit, and we’re nonetheless on monitor to win this major on Tuesday, and flip this Senate seat in November. Thanks for all of the assist, and please get on the market and vote,” he stated.

Fetterman remains to be within the hospital for statement at the moment.

State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta, who’s working in opposition to Fetterman for the open seat within the U.S. Senate, issued the next assertion:

“As I stated on the first debate, John Fetterman is an unimaginable household man. My prayers are with him and his household as he recovers from this stroke. I sit up for seeing him again on the marketing campaign path quickly.”

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