Fumo discharged from hospital
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - June 27, 2008 The Philadelphia Democrat will spend the day at his ranch
outside Harrisburg at the insistence of his doctors, according to a
statement from his office Friday.
Fumo's office said doctors who examined him at Harrisburg
Hospital believe he suffered from slight anemia, low blood sugar
and dehydration that was brought on by the stress and irregular
eating patterns of lengthy budget negotiations in recent days.
A key negotiator for Senate Democrats, Fumo has been taking part
in the closed-door talks among legislative leaders that continued
Friday. Fumo planned to be available by telephone Friday and to
rejoin negotiations on Saturday.
Fumo, 65, is expected to have additional blood tests on Monday.
He had emergency surgery in March after suffering a heart attack.
Fellow senators rushed to Fumo's aid when he collapsed, and
paramedics put him on oxygen and wheeled him away in a wheelchair.
He told paramedics that he felt no chest pains, and doctors found
no signs of heart trouble.
