~~ Ronald Reagan ~~
Monday, July 30, 2007
The Chief Justice and His Fall
I am reading all over the blogosphere about Chief Justice John Robert’s fall. Such drama coming from the blogs with wringing of hands, armchair diagnosis, and even wishes for his quick demise. He fell, he got scraped up and as a precaution he is being kept overnight at the hospital for observation. The Supreme Court is the best source for information, not blogs:
SCOTUSblog UPDATE: At 6:40 p.m., the Supreme Court issued the following statement:
“Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., took a fall about 2 p.m. today near his summer home in Maine after suffering what doctors describe as a benign idiopathic seizure. He experienced minor scrapes in the fall. The Chief Justice is fully recovered from the incident. He was taken by ambulance to Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine, where he underwent a thorough neurological evaluation, which revealed no cause for concern. He will remain overnight at the medical center as a precaution. The Chief Justice experienced a similar event in 1993.
“The Chief Justice is 52 years old and was appointed to the Court in 2005.”
So those of you, like Wonkette or DU (no link to vileness) who were hoping that the Chief Justice die can STFU. What part of “fully recovered” don’t you understand?
I would also note that when you fall between 5 and 10 feet and land on the back of your head, it isn’t inconceivable that you might suffer a concussion or a seizure. I fell down my stairs at home and banged myself up pretty badly. During a night of observation at the hospital emergency room, I had a blood vessel burst in the hip area where I took the brunt of the fall and it made it look on the EKG machine like my heart stopped for a couple of seconds.
In medical terms:
Idiopathic: of unknown cause.
Benign: of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; harmless
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