Ex-Congressman John Dingell
Update: 2:28 p.m. Tuesday -- After suffering a heart attack on Sept. 17,
The nurses and doctors of Henry Ford Hospital have heard all of John’s stories and decided it was time to release him. We thank all of them for his excellent care. We will not miss the hospital but the staff are truly unbelievable and became friends in this last week. He is planning fishing trips with several of them. The Michigan football team and the Detroit Lions wins this past weekend also greatly contributed to his healing. We thank everyone for the kind thoughts and prayers over the past week. Home never looked better and the doctors are amazed at his passion and strong spirit. We are lucky.”
Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn, the longest-serving congressman (59 years), is hospitalized following an apparent heart attack.
His wife of 37 years, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, tweets that he's in good spirits after being admitted to Henry Ford Hospital on Monday morning.
Our sincere thanks to all the medical professionals and nurses at our sides.
— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) September 17, 2018
Her tweets draw about 200 comments and are shared more than 200 times in the first two hours. A fellow Michigan Democrat posts this reaction:
Wishing my friend @johndingell a speedy recovery. Look forward to having you and your jokes back on Twitter soon!
— Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) September 17, 2018
