Scalise Gets Up To Walk For The First Time Since Being Shot Then Unbelievable Tragedy Strikes Again
The nation has been waiting with baited breath to hear how our congressmen who were the target of the Virginia shooting would fair. The event rocked the nation and made for some pretty intensive introspection; why did this happen, how did we allow things to go this far, etc. Sadly knowing the answers to who did it and why the did it didn’t repair the incredible damage suffered by our congressmen who were shot that day.
The most severely injured was the Majority Whip, Steve Scalise. He was shot in the hip while standing somewhere around second base on the diamond, and valiantly attempted to still crawl off the field, but he was too badly injured. His life in the balance, he underwent several surgeries and has had a long hospital stay.
Sadly, just when he thought he might get to go home to his family, he’s been rushed back to the hospital with a possible infection, and his life is once again in danger.
Via The Gateway Pundit:
“As TGP previously reported, two GOP congressmen told the media that House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) had to have a second operation following the shooting at a Congressional Republican baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia that wounded him in the hip.
AP reported that Congressman Scalise had to subsequently undergo a third surgery as well.
Now this: Congressman Scalise has been readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington Hospital due to new concerns for infection.”
It’s sad to think that all of this happened when he and his friends and co-workers were out practicing for a charity baseball game. And some lunatic with a gun decided to take his vendetta against a whole school of thought out on these men.
Some more details from US News:
“WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, grievously wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month, has been readmitted to the intensive care unit at a Washington hospital, according to the medical facility.
The six-term Louisiana congressman and third-ranking House Republican was in serious condition Wednesday night and back in intensive care because of new concerns for infection, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said in a statement. The hospital said it would provide an update on Thursday.
Scalise and four other people were injured last month when a gunman opened fire on a Republican baseball practice in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. U.S. Capitol Police and other officers returned fire and killed the gunman. The rifle-wielding attacker has nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP.
The 51-year-old congressman was struck in the hip and the bullet tore into blood vessels, bones and internal organs. He has had several surgeries and had been upgraded to fair condition.
‘Congressman Steve Scalise has been readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center due to new concerns for infection. His condition is listed as serious,’ the hospital said.
Scalise’s trauma surgeon, Dr. Jack Sava, had told reporters last month that Scalise had arrived at the hospital in shock, with intense internal bleeding and ‘an imminent risk of death.’ Scalise has received multiple blood transfusions, which can affect clotting. Infection also is a risk, especially if the intestines were perforated.
Scalise’s doctors had warned that his treatment would combine improvements with setbacks, and Wednesday’s announcement was consistent with that, said a person familiar with the lawmaker’s condition who was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.