{"id":2599703,"date":"2026-05-06T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-collins-reveals-essential-tremor-says-it-has-no-impact-on-job\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:14:39","slug":"susan-collins-reveals-essential-tremor-says-it-has-no-impact-on-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-collins-reveals-essential-tremor-says-it-has-no-impact-on-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Collins reveals essential tremor, says it has &#8216;no impact&#8217; on job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fsusan-collins-reveals-essential-tremor-says-it-has-no-impact-on-job%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=2599703&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--><p>Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said for the first time publicly that she has had an \u201cextremely common\u201d benign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/never-ignore-these-50-subtle-symptoms\/\" title=\"Never Ignore These 50 Subtle Symptoms\">essential tremor<\/a> for decades. She said the condition has no impact on her ability to do her job and told *News Center Maine* that she manages it with medication. <\/p>\n<p>Her disclosure comes amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lady-gaga-justin-bieber-and-korean-pop-band-scrubbed-from-friends-reunion-after-offending-chinese-dictatorship\/\" title=\"Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, And Korean Pop Band Scrubbed From \u2018Friends\u2019 Reunion After Offending Chinese Dictatorship\">online speculation<\/a> sparked by videos showing her shaking, which were amplified by left-wing outlets raising questions about her age and health. Collins also pointed to the fact that she has not missed a single vote during her time in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that essential tremor is a nervous-system condition that causes involuntary trembling, typically treatable with options such as medication and other therapies. Collins\u2019 health announcement arrives as she campaigns for a sixth term, with Maine\u2019s Democrats having recently narrowed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-touts-meeting-with-gop-lawmakers-future-of-the-party\/\" title=\"Pence touts meeting with GOP lawmakers, future of the party\">primary field<\/a> after Gov. Janet Mills left the race, leaving Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) publicly revealed for the first time on Wednesday that she has had an \u201cextremely common\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2534\">medical<\/a> condition, called a benign essential tremor, for decades. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I have is an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extremely common condition<\/a> that is called a benign essential tremor. I have had it for the entire time that I have served in the United States Senate. It has absolutely no impact on my ability to do my job or on how I feel each day,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4555036\/does-grassley-spending-bill-give-trump-1-billion-for-ballroom\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Does Grassley\u2019s spending bill give Trump $1 billion for the White House ballroom?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4554345\/pennsylvania-democrats-john-fetterman-traitor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pennsylvania Democrats rebuke \u2018traitor\u2019 Fetterman as party threatens primary challenge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4550210\/senators-ban-themselves-gambling-prediction-markets\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senators ban themselves from gambling on prediction markets<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Collins, 73, revealed her condition in an interview with <em>News Center Maine<\/em> on Wednesday, telling the outlet she treats the tremor with medication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The five-term senator has been the target of online speculation about her health after multiple videos, including a reelection <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSusanCollins\/status\/2021214862152499378?s=20\">campaign ad<\/a>, have shown her shaking. Left-wing media <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OccupyDemocrats\/posts\/breaking-disturbing-video-shows-republican-sen-susan-collins-shaking-uncontrolla\/1508166764748226\/\">reposted<\/a> the footage of Collins, saying it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-lying-to-the-american-public-for-years-when-will-liberal-media-report-on-joe-bidens-obvious-dementia\/\" title=\"After Lying to the American Public for Years When will Liberal Media Report on Joe Biden\u2019s Obvious Dementia?\">raises questions<\/a> over her age and state of health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you talk to anybody in Washington, they will tell you that I am the hardest working person that they have ever worked with, and the fact is I\u2019ve never missed a single vote in all the time that I\u2019ve been honored to represent the people of Maine,\u201d Collins told the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/politics\/maine-politics\/maine-senator-susan-collins-medical-condition-benign-essential-tremor\/97-f4f00394-53dc-40cf-84b3-42b0acf12f5a\">outlet<\/a>. \u201cI think that\u2019s pretty good evidence of the fact that I am blessed with great health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The condition, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennmedicine.org\/conditions\/essential-tremor\">Penn Medicine<\/a>, affects the nervous system and causes involuntary trembling in a person\u2019s hands, forearms, head, and other areas. Those with the condition can manage their symptoms with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennmedicine.org\/conditions\/essential-tremor\/treatment\">treatments<\/a> such as medications, ultrasounds, medical devices, and lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4550513\/democrats-left-wing-candidates-2026-midterms-risk\/\">DEMOCRATS WORRY LEFT-LEANING NOMINEES COULD UNDERCUT FAVORABLE MIDTERM MAP AFTER MILLS EXIT IN MAINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes a few months after Collins announced she is running for a sixth term to represent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> in the upper chamber. Just last week, the primary on the Democratic side of the ballot in the race narrowed when Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4549217\/janet-mills-drops-out-maine-senate-race-clearing-way-platner\/\">dropped out of the race<\/a> and cleared the way for oyster farmer Graham Platner to take the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The shake-up, with Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>\u2018s (D-NY) handpicked choice exiting, all but pits Collins against Platner in the November general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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