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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:02 AM Jul 2018

Civil Rights Giant John Lewis in Hospital

(NEWSER) – Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is in an Atlanta-area hospital after falling ill on a flight to his home state on Saturday, reports WSB-TV. "There is no cause for alarm," a spokeswoman told ABC News. "He will be fine. He's resting comfortably and expects to be released tomorrow."

Lewis was expected at an event in Atlanta on Saturday night, and failed to show. The 78-year-old, once a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr., has held office in Georgia's 5th Congressional District since 1987.

His activism hasn't let up in recent years, with ABC noting that he spoke an a rally protesting President Trump's immigration policy just last month, saying, "The world is crying with us. We must show the world that we are better than what is going on in America today."

http://www.newser.com/story/262588/georgia-rep-john-lewis-in-hospital.html

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Civil Rights Giant John Lewis in Hospital (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 OP

Phew. Spokeswoman says no cause for alarm. That scared me. Squinch Jul 2018 #1

Rest and heal bottomofthehill Jul 2018 #2

Airline Food? tazkcmo Jul 2018 #3

All I ever get are pretzels left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #8

NPR Sunday AM show said he was being discharged today irisblue Jul 2018 #4

That's great. Thanks for that, irisblue! Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #6

Rest up congressman Soxfan58 Jul 2018 #5

April Ryan says he's out irisblue Jul 2018 #7

Squinch

(53,151 posts)

1. Phew. Spokeswoman says no cause for alarm. That scared me.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:03 AM

Jul 2018

bottomofthehill

(8,871 posts)

2. Rest and heal

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:05 AM

Jul 2018

We need people like you more than ever in today’s world. You are a hero.

tazkcmo

(7,419 posts)

3. Airline Food?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:11 AM

Jul 2018

I wonder if he ate an in flight meal.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

8. All I ever get are pretzels

Reply to tazkcmo (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:15 PM

Jul 2018

irisblue

(34,405 posts)

4. NPR Sunday AM show said he was being discharged today

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:12 AM

Jul 2018

A national treasure.🇺🇸

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)

6. That's great. Thanks for that, irisblue!

Reply to irisblue (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 10:14 AM

Jul 2018

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

5. Rest up congressman

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:21 AM

Jul 2018

We have a big battle ahead. And we need you to inspire us, like you have for decades.

irisblue

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7. April Ryan says he's out

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 05:55 PM

Jul 2018

AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) Tweeted:
Update on Congressman John Lewis: Rep. John Lewis has been released from the hospital this evening. All tests have been completed, and doctors have given him a “clean bill of health”. He thanks everyone who shared their thoughts, prayers and concerns during his stay.

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