PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says while he's feeling good since having a stroke in May, there have been lingering effects.
In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Fetterman says he walks four to five miles every day in 90-degree heat, understands words properly and has no memory loss.
But the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate also admits he has some problems with hearing, and he is working with a speech therapist for occasional word slurring.
Fetterman had a stroke days before the May primary. Doctors told him it was caused by a clot from his heart being in an atrial fibrillation rhythm for too long. Doctors at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital were able to completely remove the clot and reverse the stroke.
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He was also diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. Doctors implanted a pacemaker with a defibrillator in his chest to protect his heart and address the underlying cause of his stroke.
The lieutenant governor says he's resuming his campaign against Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday evening, at a fundraiser in Philadelphia. He adds doctors support this decision, and he wouldn't do it if he wasn't, "absolutely, 100% able to run fully and to win."
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Some warning signs of stroke include numbness or weakness concentrated to one side of the body, blurred vision, garbled speech, dizziness or coordination problems.
"The lieutenant governor having his wife there was the most valuable part," said KYW Newsradio Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough. "You want to make sure everyone in the home knows those signs and symptoms [of stroke.]"