Democratic Senator Ben Luján Hospitalized For Stroke

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Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) has been hospitalized with a stroke but is expected to make a full recovery, according to a statement from his office.

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Joe Manchin has already wished Sen. Lujan a speedy recovery so Manchin can go right back to torturing the rest of the caucus as the 50th vote.

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This shows why we cannot move too quickly on Democratic priorities.

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Get well Senator

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I wish Lujan a speedy recovery

And thankfully, NM’s Governor is a Democrat

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Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery, Senator.

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Best wishes, sir.

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Tenuous, precarious…

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Great. Now MoscowMitch is trying to murder Dem Senators to block any confirmation hearings.

He really has no limits on what he’s willing to do to get to 9 Supremes as Federalist Society members.

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A 50-seat Senate majority is a fragile and tenuous thing.

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery, Senator.

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It’s really not fair that Trump basically had a six year stroke and never had to be hospitalized for it.

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We did, though.

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Until he’s made redundant, I doubt he’ll ever tire of tantalizing his colleagues.

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expected to make a full recovery.

How can anybody say that? True, the brain rewires for some of the brain cells killed by contact with blood, but the odds of another stroke are heightened. Moreover, he may have all his higher brain functions and be able to do his job, but never get his balance back. Very odd press release language for this type of stroke.

While comprising a small fraction of strokes, cerebellar strokes are responsible for a disproportionate share of morbidity and mortality due to their sometimes subtle initial presentation and the adverse effects of reactive swelling in the posterior fossa. Of all brain strokes, Cerebellar strokes account for 1% - 4%

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MANY best wishes.

(And they questioned why we need to fast track the SCOTUS nominations.)

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I’m actually surprised more Democrats haven’t had strokes from dealing with all the strokes across the aisle.

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Not to mention friendly fire

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T rumpp caused a massive 6-year stroke on us! This nation is on life support!

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And yet McConnell only has hemorrhaging in his hands wtf?

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The strokes across the aisle are of a completely different nature.

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