The Pennsylvania senator talks about his 'downward spiral' that led to a diagnosis of major depression, how his health scare affected his family, and his reasons for feeling hopeful for the future.
"It was appalling!" laughed Gisele, John's wife of 15 years.
"If I'm in the race, and I made the decision to stay in the race, it's important that I show up for a debate, knowing it would be challenging. And that's what we did," he replied., flipping a Republican-held Senate seat. But there was something behind that smile:"It's like, you just won the biggest, you know, race in the country," he said.
Including time with Gisele and their three children, aged eight to 14."I had a conversation with my 14-year-old and he said, 'Dad, what's wrong? We're great, we're here, and you won!' An incredibly sad moment where my 14-year-old can't possibly understand why you can't get out of your bed." "Yeah. Well, I never had any self-harm, but I was indifferent, though," Fetterman said."If the doctor said, 'Gee, you have 18 months to live,' I'd be like, 'Yeah. Okay, well, that's how things go.'"
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