Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to Senate today following hospitalization
The 53-year-old Democrat was treated for six weeks and has previously said that healthcare "changed his life."
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to Capitol Hill today. (6abc)
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Sen. John Fetterman, who checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this year for treatment for clinical depression, plans to return to Capitol Hill today.
The 53-year-old Democrat was treated for six weeks and has previously said that healthcare “changed his life.”
Along with the mental health issues, Fetterman has struggled with an auditory processing disorder, a lingering effect of a stroke he suffered last May.
Fetterman now uses devices that transcribe spoken words in real-time.
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