Sen. Lujan suffers stroke, expected to make full recovery, his office says

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Washington Post

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) suffered a stroke last week and is expected to make a full recovery, his office said Tuesday.

Luján, 49, began experiencing dizziness and fatigue on Thursday morning, said his chief of staff, Carlos Sanchez. The senator checked himself into a hospital in Santa Fe, and was transferred to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque for further evaluation, Sanchez said.

“Senator Luján was found to have suffered a stroke in the cerebellum, affecting his balance,” Sanchez said in a statement. “As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling. He is currently being cared for at UNM Hospital, resting comfortably, and expected to make a full recovery.”

Sanchez added that Luján’s offices would remain open and continue providing constituent services without interruption, but it is unclear how long Luján himself will be out. Luján’s absence comes as President Biden is searching for a Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who recently announced his intention to retire at the end of this court term.



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[jimfields33]

1. Holy crap. I hope he makes a full recovery.

So young.

[mountain grammy]

2. Sorry to hear this,, glad he's recovering

now let's get that Justice confirmed pronto!!!

[PlanetBev]

3. This is the stuff my nightmares are made of in a 50-50 Senate

He’s only 49. Glad he moved quickly on this and is recovering. They have so many ways now to head off brain damage at the pass.

[brer cat]

4. I hope he does make a full recovery.

[Bayard]

5. Be well, Senator

[BadgerMom]

6. All the best, Senator.

[getagrip_already]

7. it's sad, but this was the first place my mind went....

Michelle Lujan Grisham is the thirty-second governor of the state of New Mexico, the first Democratic Hispanic woman to be elected governor in U.S. history

I wish him the best in any case, but am relieved this couldn't flip the senate.

[Captain Zero]

8. He's relatively young for a stroke but that means

His chances for a full recovery are better than older stroke patients. Younger people do better at stroke recovery, as a general rule.

[cadoman]

9. would any of the COVID rules passed recently allow someone to proxy vote for him?

There seemed to be widespread proxy voting in the House, but I hadn't read of any occurring in the Senate.

https://www.jurist.org/news/2022/01/scotus-rejects-republican-challenge-to-house-covid-19-proxy-voting-rules/

[MichMan]

10. Senate never passed proxy voting, so no