{"id":1933736,"date":"2023-05-19T01:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T01:36:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:36:01","slug":"feinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged\/","title":{"rendered":"Feinstein had more shingles complications than she admitted."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1933736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s Health Battle<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), 89, has been battling shingles and its complications since February. However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">recent report<\/a> from the New York Times reveals that her condition is worse than previously admitted. <\/p>\n<h3>Complications and Prolonged Recovery<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein not only suffered from vision and balance impairments from Ramsay Hunt syndrome but also from encephalitis, a rare and debilitating complication of shingles. This added difficulty could prolong her recovery and make it difficult for her to work. Post-shingles encephalitis can leave patients with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-youve-had-covid-youre-likely-protected-for-life\/\" title=\"If You\u2019ve Had COVID You\u2019re Likely Protected for Life\">lasting memory<\/a> or language problems, sleep disorders, bouts of confusion, mood disorders, headaches, and difficulties walking. Older patients tend to have the most trouble recovering, and Feinstein had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged\/\" title=\"Feinstein had more shingles complications than she admitted.\">suffered substantial memory issues<\/a> before this latest illness.<\/p>\n<h3>Memory Lapses and Calls for Resignation<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s health battle is a problem for Senate Democrats, especially on the Judiciary Committee, where her vote is necessary to approve White House judicial nominees. Some Democrats, including Reps. Ro Khanna (Calif.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), have called for her resignation. Concerns about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-member-of-cia-directors-team-attacked-with-havana-syndrome-case-in-india-report\/\" title=\"A Member Of CIA Director\u2019s Team Attacked With \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 Case In India: Report\">memory lapses<\/a> and health are not new. A new book this month detailed how Feinstein confused one black senator for another in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Feinstein&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein announced last week that she will work a lighter schedule but has refused to discuss considering early retirement. However, her recent memory lapse and denial of her prolonged absence have raised questions about her mental capacity.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on Senate Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s health battle is not only a concern for her but also for Senate Democrats. Her vote is crucial for approving White House judicial nominees, and her prolonged absence could delay the process. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s hope for a speedy recovery for Sen. Feinstein.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), 89, faced severe complications from shingles, as per a recent report by the New York Times. She returned to the Capitol in a wheelchair last week after recovering at home since February. Ramsay Hunt syndrome caused vision and balance impairments for the senator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1933737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[8205,11352,9094,14883],"class_list":["post-1933736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-admitted","tag-complications","tag-feinstein","tag-shingles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1933736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1933737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1933736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1933736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1933736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}