Sen. Byrd released from hospital: spokesman

[Lasher]

Source: Reuters

Thu Jun 5, 2008 12:14pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Byrd, who at 90 is the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, was released from a hospital on Thursday after three days of treatment for a mild infection, his spokesman said.

"Senator Byrd will complete the course of his antibiotic treatment as prescribed by his doctors at his home and is expected to return to his official Senate duties upon his doctors' approval," said spokesman Jesse Jacobs.

Byrd, the longest serving senator ever who was first elected in 1958, was admitted to the hospital on Monday night with a fever after he appeared sluggish.

Jacobs said he was released "following antibiotic treatment and medical monitoring for a mild infection."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0244344120080605

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Way to go, Bobby!!



Senator Robert C. Byrd
311 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3954

Or email him here: http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html

[snappyturtle]

Good n ews. Here's to Sen.Byrd's complete and speedy recovery! nt

[OhioChick]

1. Glad to hear that the Senator is okay.

:)

[Lasher]

2. I just called his office.

Ths staffer said he was chomping at the bit to get back to work. That sounds just like him, so he must be feeling much better.

I told her I thought he might prefer taking it easy and checking up on his email. We both laughed out loud. Senator Byrd is quite an old school traditionalist, and works hard to reply to all constituent inquiries via snail mail. But you'll never catch him sitting at a PC picking up email.

[Muttocracy]

8. :-)

[Ian David]

3. I don't know how well they do in the wild once they've been in captivity so long.

Oh, sorry.

I read that wrong.

[jwirr]

4. Wonderful.

[Lugnut]

5. Get well soon, Sen Byrd.

:patriot:

[knitter4democracy]

6. An infection will do that. I'm glad his doctors were careful.

I wonder if it was a UTI--those can cause some nasty side effects sometimes.

I hope he gets some good rest, too.

[WheelWalker]

13. At ninety, an toothache can tip the Wheel.

[Lasher]

14. From the discussion I had with his staffer, he's not planning on resting much.

Characteristically, he's anxious to get back to work.

[knitter4democracy]

15. Hmm. That's not good.

His body's fighting something and needs to rest to do it. That's why he was knocked for a loop and ended up in the hospital. Isn't there someone who can have his back in the Senate for awhile, someone he could mentor?

[Lasher]

18. Don't worry, his work is just what he needs.

It's what he lives for, especially now that Eirma has passed. :cry:

[rox63]

7. At his age, any sort of infection can turn dangerous

I'm glad he's feeling better. :)

[niyad]

9. that is very good news. we need him, just like we need ted.

[MasonJar]

10. Just e-mailed him! I love Senator Byrd. I will never forget his courageous

stand against the Iraq War, when he stood almost alone on the Senate floor giving the most eloquent speech I have ever heard. Of course the Bushista dismissed him and obviously so did the majority of the Senate. He and we have been proven the ones who were on the right side of the issue. History will remember him as a true patriot!

[Botany]

16. "History will remember him as a true patriot!"

That is so true.

[bluesmail]

11. Good News (for once) n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

12. K&R!

[Hugin]

17. Welcome back, Sen. Byrd!

:D