The New York Times reports that the senator's case of shingles led to encephalitis, which can result in memory and language deficiencies and confusion.
that then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was trying to get Feinstein to step down from her leadership on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Only, Feinstein couldn’t seem to retain the conversations. “She wasn’t really all that aware of the extent to which she’d been compromised. It was hurtful and distressing to have it pointed out,” an anonymous source told Mayer, adding, “It was like Groundhog Day, but with the pain fresh each time.
During this latest bout of illness, Feinstein was reportedly rebuffing calls from her California colleagues during her recovery. Gov. Gavin Newsom called her personal phone, got an aide, and never received a call back from the senator. Sen. Alex Padilla offered to visit in person and was rejected. “Even some family members who wanted to see her were turned away,” theApparently, Schumer’s calls were the only she’d take.
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