Ailing Senator Returning Home to SDakota (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Ailing Senator Returning Home to SDakota

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
The Associated Press
Tuesday, August 7, 2007; 1:04 PM

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson is returning to
his home state of South Dakota for the first time since
suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight months
ago.

The senator has been recovering at hospitals and in his Fairfax,
Va. home and has not appeared in public since he fell ill. He will
travel to South Dakota this month and is expected to return to
the Senate in September. Johnson has been undergoing speech
therapy and is expected to use a scooter to get around in the
Capitol.

In a statement released Tuesday by his office, Johnson said
his doctors have cleared him for travel.

"I know my return has taken longer than some people have liked
_ count me among them," he said in the statement. "But I
learned early on in this journey the importance and necessity
of relying on the advice and counsel of those doctors, nurses
and therapists without whom, my return would have been
impossible."

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080700856.html

[Sadie4629]

1. Best of luck to you, Senator!

Continued prayers for his recovery.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Hope you just keep on getting better, Senator!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. Nice headline (NOT)

It could have read 'RECOVERING SENATOR' but the MSM is what it is....

[tbyg52]

10. Yes, when I saw just the headline

I first thought he was going home because his condition had gotten worse.

[democratsin08]

4. lets all pray for him

best wishes from all

[renate]

5. that's wonderful news

:grouphug: for Senator Johnson!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

6. Without Him We Wouldn't Have The Votes In The Senate...

Of course, even with him, we DON'T have the votes in the Senate, thanks to the numerous FUCKERS in our so-called party.

[roody]

7. Tell it like it IS!

[windbreeze]

8. Happy to hear you are recovering Senator Johnson...

we appreciate you, and we need you...wb

[mikelgb]

9. I don't think he will come back until a month before the elections