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>> he absolutely was. his dad was a peanut farmer. im so touched, seeing that and hearing from bonita. she was so well spoken and what she said was really moving. thank you. we turn now to senator john fetterman, one of his aides tells the "wall street journal" the pennsylvania democrat could spend weeks or more than a month in the hospital for clinical depression. his treatment is raises questions about the possible connection with strokes. elizabeth cohen joins us. walk us through what we kn...

Experienced depression on and off throughout his life, its become worse in recent weeks. you may recall as his high-profile campaign was ramping up, he suffered a near fatal stroke and his public road to recovery while serving in the u.s. service senate for the first-time wasnt an easy one. heres fetterman speaking to nbc dasha burns a month before his victory. >> its -- it changes everything, everything about it has changed. basically having a conversation with your wife to having a conversatio...

Got that i couldnt get it together. down and down i went until i could not see hope on the horizon. i definitely wasnt living my best life. i wasnt living at all. >> a lot of members have had health challenges. several had strokes themselves. senator smith going to the floor saying this is a challenge i face. there are other members who i think had the struggles privately, as well. >> theres a huge effort to not stigmatize mental health anymore which has been done for generations and an acknowle...

Kicked out, a double eagle. >> john rock leads by three strokes entering the final round. anyone to are events of the season and could retake the world number one ranking with a win. those of the headlines, back to you. >> thank you so much. by the way, there changing charlie and the chocolate fauci? >> its all got to go. its a new job. wondering if you need a college degree to become sensitivity reader? >> what is that? >> the publishing company hired sensitivity readers to read through the inv...

Stroke in november of 2018 and also has aphasia which affects his ability to communicate. anyone watching, you know he is a longtime member of the cnn family. general, i am very grateful to you for speaking about this. i do want to ask you about your experience because i think you give inspiration and hope to so many. first, speaking about senator fetterman that hes not eating and is losing weight. doctors say about a third of people who suffer from strokes have some form of depression in the ye...

He is recovering, expected to make a full recovery. >> mr. fetterman can make a full recovery. >> some strokes take longer to recover from than others and im really pleased that john fettermans doctors say his prognosis is, you know, a full recovery. >> laura: now, this was wishful thinking at best and an outright lie at worst. and today the honest few around him obviously see that hes been visibly struggling since he arrived in washington. lets face it. fetterman has been through so much and a ...

Director of the cia and the national security agency. he suffered a massive stroke in november of 2018 and also has aphasia now which affects his ability to communicate. anyone watching, you know him, longtime member of the cnn family. someone our viewers know well. i am very grateful to you for speaking about this. i want to ask you about your experience because i think you give inspiration and hope to so many. first as -- was just speaking about senator fetterman reporting that he is not eatin...

About a third of people who suffer from strokes have some form of depression in the year afterwards. did you experience anything like that? >> i didnt -- no, not exactly. but even today, even this week im thinking about my hand. you know, im looking at it and saying, wow, that doesnt work and it doesnt work ever again, and im feeling bad that i have to say no, lets go and do something more. and thats what i -- what i was doing. so its a problem. but i think i can do it. now, the senator, he has ...

The hospital. he is recovering, is expected to make a full recovery. >> mr. fetterman can make a full recovery. some strokes take longer to recover from than others. im really pleased that john fetterman, doctors say his prognosis is a full recovery. >> now, this was wishful thinking at best and an outright lie at worst. and today, the honest few around him obviously see that hes been visibly struggling since he arrived in washington. lets face it, fetterman has been through so much and a layman...

Common is that from someone recovering from a stroke. >> about 30% of people we strokes have depression the most severe the disability, the more likely you are to have depression and i cannot think of any kind of disability worse than aphasia, an ability to understand what other people are saying perhaps he may have trouble reading, i sort of compare this situation to the santos situation. the republicans refuse to make a move on santos even though he obviously should be thrown out and democrats...