As of Thursday, there were approximately 521,000 confirmed cases in more than 150 countries, with about 75,000 cases in the U.S. More than 23,000 people have died, including about 1,000 in America. To help provide doctors and nurses on the front lines with life-saving medical resources, donate to Direct Relief here. Husband of US Senator Describes His Bout with COVID-19. She co-directed Yale Health Law NA Policy Society. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. U.S. And I think one of the hardest things about this disease is that you cant be there, and you cant thank the health care workers, Klobuchar says. I'm taking over mom's Instagram for a second with a message about tomorrow. His coronavirus test, taken before he went into the hospital, came back positive on Monday morning. She said, Im really proud of her, and Im excited for her. A human Funfetti cake, she watches too much television, and her favorite season is awards season. The 2020 presidential election is fast approaching, and all eyes are currently on the Democratic candidates as they gear up for the second round of presidential debates. Like this story? Klobuchar spoke to NBCs Stephanie Gosk about Besslers diagnosis, saying: It's one of the hardest, hardest things and I can't even imagine those families where they hear the opposite news, you know after he's there for five days and it turns for the best. Klobuchar said in the video, Its a great time for family, but at the same time we know what serious work we have ahead.. Abigail is 27 years old as of 2022. It causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 and is highly contagious, spread by coughs and sneezes from an infected person or after having contact with a surface they have touched. REUTERS/Eric Miller TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY, By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press. She is also a standup comedian. His 2014 book, The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution, was the recipient of the 2015 Scribes Book Award, an annual award given out by The American Society of Legal Writers for "the best work of legal scholarship published during the previous year.". Their daughter had problems after she was born. He works as a professor at the Georgetown University Law Centre. She then graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Our editors handpick the products that we feature. The 59-year-old, who is qualified to participate in the next Democratic debate on Feb. 19, plans to continue her fight for new mothers and other citizens who are in need of greater health care attention. Abigail was born in 1995. When Bessler first got sick, they thought nothing of it. Amy and John both love their daughter so much. Hes taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law in the past, as well as George Washington University Law School, the Georgetown University Law Center, Rutgers School of Law, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, according to Town & Country. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband has been released from a hospital where he was being treated for low oxygen and pneumonia as a result of the coronavirus, the senator said Thursday. Winner of Yales Last Comic Standing competition, 2016 He also edited Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's 2016 book, Against the Death Penalty. Her work exists at the apex of beauty, pop culture, and absurdity. Before joining MinnPost, he served as a reporting fellow for the nonprofit Texas Tribune, and he has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, Vox, Los Angeles Magazine, and more. Klobuchar says his health has taken a "good turn," and thanked the health care workers that were involved with his recovery. "Thanks to all who sent kind words and prayers for my husband John," she said. Non-Fiction Magazine Article awarded her 1st place for Region 1 for 'Goodbye to Salad Days' published in the Yale Daily News Magazines. I love my husband so very much and not being able to be there at the hospital by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease.. According to MPR News, Bessler and Klobuchar met at Coyote Cafe in Minneapolis and married a year later, in 1993. They commemorated their 25th wedding anniversary with an Instagram post in 2018: Bessler has written or edited a total of 10 books, according to his University of Baltimore bio, six of which were on capital punishment, two on American law and its origins, one on the craft of writing, and a biography of eighteenth-century Italian philosopher Cesare Beccaria. Donations made by check can be made out to MinnPost and mailed to us at PO Box 18438, Minneapolis, MN 55418. Don't miss: Stacey Abrams has used an Excel spreadsheet to track life her goals since she was 18why it's been crucial to her success, Get Make It newsletters delivered to your inbox, Learn more about the world of CNBC Make It, 2023 CNBC LLC. She says that while he was hospitalized, she and Bessler and their daughter, Abigail (who was holed up at home in New York, where she also works), stayed in regular contact and he seemed in a better place, with time. He kept having a temperature and a bad, bad cough and when he started coughing up blood he got a test and a chest X-ray and they checked him into a hospital in Virginia because of a variety of things including very low oxygen levels, which havent really improved, Klobuchar said in a Medium post. And then when he coughed up the blood, that was kind of the last straw.. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the daughter of Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler. Her mother Amy serves as the United States Senator and lawyer whereas her father John is an American attorney and academic. He is also an author. She is also working at San Franciso Affirmative Litigation Project for nine months. While Klobuchar comes from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Bessler comes from Mankato, Minnesota. We were at events in Minnesota, the kind of things you would think where you might get it, but no one we know got it: no one on our staff, no one, she says. She talks to him as well. Now, the city might start buying garbage trucks, Let's talk about our racist and ugly state flag, Minnesota Democrats might spend big in bid to fix a struggling child care industry, The long, bitter fight over Minneapolis Roof Depot site, explained, Time to celebrate our Minnesota public schools, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons license. She was Editor-in-Chief of the Crossed Sabred newspaper and President of Washington-Lee's Key Club in 2012. View this post on Instagram. She also drafted memos and speeches for campaign staff and surrogates. Klobuchar, who spoke with PEOPLE in between work on the pending $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, says she was happy with the federal governments changing response to the virus. Bessler has taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law since 2009. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, she works for Council Member Keith Power, District 4, and has worked for him since January 2018. Klobuchar was first elected to the Senate in 2006 when she also became Minnesota's first elected female United States senator. MinnPost | P.O. She was also responsible for managing a class of 130 students and individually taught and mentioned a section of 14. Abigail is even wearing one of my dresses from when I started as a lawyer (she, in her own words, calls it 'vintage'). Klobuchar posted a statement on Medium revealing that she was previously diagnosed with breast cancer. In addition, he is of counsel at Berens & Miller, a firm in Minneapolis. John is a well-known lawyer and professor. She has served as the senior United States senator from Minnesota since 2007. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Amy Forliti, Associated Press. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is honored with many awards. Klobuchar said earlier this week that she and Bessler had been in different places and she was outside the 14-day window for getting sick, so her doctor advised her It wasnt that long ago that you were taking that one big step up the stairs of the yellow school bus and now youre stepping out into the world as a kind, well-spoken and grounded young woman, with a dose of good humor that will serve you well in the years to come. Many families in America are experiencing this now and things that are much much worse, Klobuchar said on a press call this morning. Klobuchar's success with getting the bill passed in Minnesota led then-President Bill Clinton to pass the law on a federal level in 1996. She always makes them proud. When Klobuchar was in Washington during impeachment proceedings and couldnt campaign in Iowa herself, Bessler and the couples daughter acted as her surrogates, and met with countless Iowa voters on her behalf. Klobuchar also shared a family Easter post from April, which revealed that she, Bessler, and her husband had spent Easter Sunday in New Hampshire. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. And after testing negative for the disease, he donated his blood plasma, from which doctors are collecting antibodies to treat other coronavirus patients, in hopes it will help them fight off the virus. The Minnesota politician thanked her incredible doctors and nurses I had the privilege to work with as well as my friends and loving family including my husband John and daughter Abigail for their support during the surgery and radiation, noting that the treatment coincided with her dad getting sick and passing away. ByGabe Schneider|MinnPost Staff Writer, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.. Its just a cold, just a cold. And I go, Really? He said, Yeah, Klobuchar recalls. By then the couple, married since 1993, had split up for work. Klobuchar, a senator in Minnesota since 2007, recently ended her presidential campaign and is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. I think its getting better, and it helped [my husband] to make the right decisions, Klobuchar says. She was born with a severe health condition and had to be fed through a nose tube. Klobuchar said that doctors found small white spots during a routine mammogram back in February, which led to her having a biopsy that diagnosed her with Stage 1A breast cancer. Back in 2013, the senator honored their 20th anniversary by sharing a photo on Facebook from their wedding day, along with a caption that revealed how Bessler proposed. In three months, the virus has spread around the world. 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