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Showing Original Post only (View all)Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed [View all]
Source: New York Times
When she arrived at the Capitol last week after a more than two-month absence recovering from shingles, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, 89, appeared shockingly diminished.
Using a wheelchair, with the left side of her face frozen and one eye nearly shut, she seemed disoriented as an aide steered her through the marble corridors of the Senate, complaining audibly that something was stuck in her eye.
Ms. Feinsteins frail appearance was a result of several complications after she was hospitalized for shingles in February, some of which she has not publicly disclosed. The shingles spread to her face and neck, causing vision and balance impairments and facial paralysis known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The virus also brought on a previously unreported case of encephalitis, a rare but potentially debilitating complication of shingles, according to two people familiar with the senators diagnosis who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.
Characterized by swelling of the brain, post-shingles encephalitis can leave patients with lasting memory or language problems, sleep disorders, bouts of confusion, mood disorders, headaches and difficulties walking. Older patients tend to have the most trouble recovering. And even before this latest illness, Ms. Feinstein had already suffered substantial memory issues that had raised questions about her mental capacity.
Using a wheelchair, with the left side of her face frozen and one eye nearly shut, she seemed disoriented as an aide steered her through the marble corridors of the Senate, complaining audibly that something was stuck in her eye.
Ms. Feinsteins frail appearance was a result of several complications after she was hospitalized for shingles in February, some of which she has not publicly disclosed. The shingles spread to her face and neck, causing vision and balance impairments and facial paralysis known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The virus also brought on a previously unreported case of encephalitis, a rare but potentially debilitating complication of shingles, according to two people familiar with the senators diagnosis who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.
Characterized by swelling of the brain, post-shingles encephalitis can leave patients with lasting memory or language problems, sleep disorders, bouts of confusion, mood disorders, headaches and difficulties walking. Older patients tend to have the most trouble recovering. And even before this latest illness, Ms. Feinstein had already suffered substantial memory issues that had raised questions about her mental capacity.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/feinstein-illness-shingles-senate.html?searchResultPosition=4
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Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed [View all]
brooklynite
May 2023
OP
I keep wondering how much her staff is influenced with trying to keep her on. They know
Bev54
May 2023
#39
Who is stopping her from resigning? Is it Feinstein herself? Is it her staff? Her family?
LonePirate
May 2023
#2
You're telling us that should she resign, Gov. Newsom's replacement requires GOP approval??
bucolic_frolic
May 2023
#14
Senate rules require a require a vote of the whole senate for committee appointments
Fiendish Thingy
May 2023
#17
Her replacement on the judiciary committee requires 60 Senator approval, not her replacement as
JohnSJ
May 2023
#30
They can only block if it is a temporary replacement, I think if she resigns they cannot block
Bev54
May 2023
#41
Senator is not a position you fire. It is her decision, and her decision alone.
bucolic_frolic
May 2023
#8
Assuming she is of sound mind and is capable of making such a decision. There are doubts about that.
LonePirate
May 2023
#12
Unfortunately if she stops now, the Repugs prevent our appointing judges. She shouldn't have
diane in sf
May 2023
#13
She likely held on to do what she did last week -vote nominees out of committee who were stuck
karynnj
May 2023
#38
Since what was "publically disclosed" was basically nothing, this isn't surprising.
maxsolomon
May 2023
#19