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UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 19: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks with West Point cadets in the senate subway on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has returned home days after he had a flare-up of a heart condition, causing him to fall and hit his head.
Fetterman home from hospital
What we know:
Fetterman announced he’d returned home on social media on Saturday. Fetterman was hospitalized on Nov. 13, after a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, according to a spokesperson.
Fetterman, 56, fell and hit his face after feeling light-headed while out on an early morning walk near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania, the spokesperson said.
In his post, Fetterman said that he received 20 stitches and that he had fully recovered.
What they’re saying:
Fetterman wrote on social media that he was home with his wife and kids and was “overwhelmed [and] profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes.” He also thanked the doctors at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who took care of him during his hospital stay.
Health history
The backstory:
Fetterman suffered a stroke during his 2022 campaign for U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania, a medical emergency that lead to him needing a pacemaker to manage two heart conditions – atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.
Fetterman was left with an auditory processing disorder, which can render someone unable to speak fluidly and quickly process spoken conversation into meaning. To manage it, Fetterman used devices in conversations, meetings and congressional hearings that transcribe spoken words in real time.
The Source: Information in this story is from Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s X account and previous FOX 29 reports.
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