Fettermans Hospital Visit Turns Into Something Much Bigger After Worsening Symptoms: Report

Freshman Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania likely will be in the hospital much longer than many expected, according to NBC News.

The senator, who has had extensive health issues, including a stroke while on the campaign trail, checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday to treat symptoms of “clinical depression,” according to a news release shared on Twitter by his wife, Gisele.

NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns reported Friday that Fetterman is expected to have a long stay at the hospital.

“A senior aide to Senator Fetterman tells me he will likely be in inpatient care for clinical depression for ‘a few weeks,’” Burns said on Twitter.

NEW: A senior aide to Senator Fetterman tells me he will likely be in inpatient care for clinical depression for “a few weeks.”

— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) February 17, 2023

“A senior aide says it’s been difficult to distinguish the stroke from the depression – saying it’s hard to tell at times if Fetterman is ‘not hearing you, or is he sort of crippled by his depression and social anxiety,’” she tweeted…. (Excerpt from The Western Journal)