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In reply to the discussion: Dear Senator Dianne Feinstein: This is not about you. [View all]onenote
(42,829 posts)He missed most of the first three months of the current terms and was hospitalized for over five weeks for clinical depression, a condition he acknowledges he has suffered from off and on throughout his life. I hope he won't need to step away again at some point during the next five years, but the possibility that he might need to do so cannot be dismissed out of hand. Notwithstanding that possibility, he should be given the opportunity to return to work and continue to work if and when that happens.
We don't know that much about Feinstein's current condition. She was hospitalized in late February/early March for around ten days for shingles, a condition that can take as much as six weeks to recover from. She has indicated that while she hoped to be back this week, she has been advised to take some additional time. She should be given the same opportunity to recover that Fetterman was given.