Sen. John Fetterman is out of the hospital and recovering at home after what appears to have been a brutal fall on Thursday.
The Pennsylvania senator posted a smiling photo of himself on X with blood still visible on his face.
"20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home with @giselefetterman and the kids," he said. "I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes."
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A spokesperson for Fetterman said he fell near his home in Braddock. The fall was apparently caused by a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up,” a condition he was diagnosed with in 2022 following his stroke.
According to the Mayo Clinic, ventricular fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm that prevents the heart from pumpi

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