You can read more of her work at amandaelizabethmitchell.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @lochnessmanda. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. REUTERS/Eric Miller TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY, By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press. She has served as the senior United States senator from Minnesota since 2007. Klobuchar said Monday that it took five days for Bessler to be tested, noting that such delays are a problem facing many. A human Funfetti cake, she watches too much television, and her favorite season is awards season. He also taught at the George Washington University Law School, the Georgetown University Law Center, Rutgers School of Law, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He received the 2015 Scribes Book Award for his 2014 book The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution. It's a family affair: His parents, Bill and Marilyn Bessler, both taught at Minnesota State University, according to the Mankato Free Press. Klobuchar wrote. Bessler was hospitalized in Virginia on Friday. Abigail here! Then I would call and Id say, Take your temperature, and then it was always over 100 degrees.. Abigail is even wearing one of my dresses from when I started as a lawyer (she, in her own words, calls it vintage). A Division of NBC Universal. Congratulations Abigail! Their daughter had problems after she was born. Daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler and husband John Bessler, right, looked on as Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, in February. .css-ssumvd{display:block;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-ssumvd:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-ssumvd{letter-spacing:0rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, The "Friends" Women Reunite to Celebrate Courteney, The Reason Hoda Kotb Hasn't Been on the Today Show, Keke Palmer Is a New Mom! Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is one of many Democratic candidates running for president in 2020. Klobuchar has not been tested because she said she had not showed symptoms and was not around Bessler in the 14-day window when he could have transmitted the virus while sick. And then he got sick like four or five days later.. 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. "I'm ready to spread that, and help her in any way I can.". Now lets get to work! His most recent book, The Baron and the Marquis: Liberty, Tyranny, and the Enlightenment Maxim That Can Remake American Criminal Justice, was published in January 2019. As a mom to one daughter, 24-year-old Abigail Klobuchar Bessler, the senator often credits motherhood with helping to jump start her career in politics. You cant be by your loved ones side and youre just detached and you cant even really send things to them.. Abigail completed her Ph.D. in law from Yale Law School in 2024. Editor of the Yale Daily News Magazine, 2015-16 So its a hard thing, and hes at least being able to complain about stuff like that now. She has received Frank M. Patterson Prize from Yale Univerisity Political Science Department for the best essay on the American Political System. "So, I told them very detailed things to make them feel squeamish so they'd pass the bill the right way.". But I cant, and so you delve into your work and then I talk to him. She wore her mother's dress to watch her get Sworn in as a Senator. Dad and I were so proud of you as you crossed that stage today to get your college degree (with many high honors at that)! As everyone is aware, there are test shortages for people who need them everywhere and I dont qualify to get one under any standard, she wrote. Thanks for being the kindest husband, a wonderful dad, a lot of fun and someone who always steers a steady canoe. She graduated from Yale in 2017 and now works in New York City. She is the winner of the Yale Writing Centre Essay Contest for a humor piece titled ' Dear Rufus.'. Bessler, who is a law professor at the University of Baltimore, said during a Tuesday interview with NBC News that he originally felt great and was teaching classes before falling ill on March 12. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, Love Island fans' horror as axed Olivia handed power to destroy TWO other stars, Strictly star bags life-changing EastEnders role as part of new family, Baby's body found after huge search as cops quiz Constance Marten & lover, Bianca Gascoigne reveals very unusual name for her newborn daughter, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Sen. Klobuchar, 59, believes her husband contracted his illness incidentally. She has previously served as the Hennepin County attorney and is a lawyer. Stage 1A cancer means that it had not spread beyond the breast. She was born with a severe health condition and had to be fed through a nose tube. Daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler and husband John Bessler, right, looked on as Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, in 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 not to get tested herself. John Bessler is an American professor and attorney. In addition, he is of counsel at Berens & Miller, a firm in Minneapolis. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and had low oxygen, according to tests. Like this story? Klobuchar was born in Plymouth, Minnesota, and shes a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. She was sick for a long time, which was a terrifying moment for her family, which is why they only gave birth to a single child. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced Monday that her husband, John Bessler, has been released from the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. Klobuchar wrote that Bessler started to feel sick when Klobuchar was in Minnesota and he was still in Washington. 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. But hes still there.. I am so fortunate to have caught the cancer at an early enough stage and to not need chemotherapy or other extensive treatments, which unfortunately is not the case for so many others.. She also conducted country-by-country economic analysis for the battleground states team. It was great to have John and Abigail here today as I was sworn-in. A post shared by Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) on May 12, 2019 at 9:16am PDT. Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Music Man Square on February 2, 2020 in Mason City, Iowa. Bessler checked himself into a hospital in Virginia where X-rays initially revealed he had pneumonia, a serious complication of the virus, and low oxygen. 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. On Thursday afternoon, Klobuchar announced that Bessler had taken a good turn and been sent home to recover. Fever, cough and chest pains are signal symptoms of the coronavirus, which can otherwise seem like the common cold or flu. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from CDC, WHO, and local public health departments and visit our coronavirus hub. She co-led a team of ten teaching assistants for Professor Amar's undergraduate Constitutional Law course. In July, they celebrated their 26th anniversary with a sweet Instagram post. Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed Thursday she was diagnosed with Stage 1A breast cancer earlier this year. Abigail is 27 years old as of 2022. John is a well-known lawyer and professor. Trailing only behind Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Klobuchar came in third place. He is also an author. She researched domestic and international issues for the national policy team. Many families in America are experiencing this now and things that are much much worse, Klobuchar said on a press call this morning. The couple has one daughter together, Abigail Bessler. Bessler said he had begun to feel sick In three months, the virus has spread around the world. The majority of COVID-19 patients experience only mild or moderate symptoms, but a fraction of them develop more severe complications such as interstitial pneumonia, requiring protracted hospitalizations. What else, after all, could it have been? She works for a New York City councilman and, according to Vogue, is also a stand-up comedian. "When they asked when this bill should take effect, all my pregnant friends raised their hands and said, 'Now,'" she explains. Abihail went to Washington- Liberty High School from 2009 to 2013. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (center) and husband John Bessler with daughter Abigail (left). In February of this year, doctors at Mayo Clinic found small white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram, she shared. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Would love your thoughts, please comment. After a week of self-quarantine at home, Bessler said he began coughing up blood. In 2018, he was a visiting scholar/research fellow at the Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota Law School, and in that same year, received the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research or Creative Activity. In January 2019, Bessler wore her mother's old dress to see her mother get sworn in as US senator. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her husband, John Bessler, opened up this week about his battle with the novel coronavirus which left him coughing up blood and hospitalized for five days. View our online Press Pack. While Klobuchar comes from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Bessler comes from Mankato, Minnesota. Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler got married in 1993. Thank you. When Bessler first got sick, they thought nothing of it. She is also working at San Franciso Affirmative Litigation Project for nine months. I'm taking over mom's Instagram for a second with a message about tomorrow. Here's what you need to know. Adding: Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy.". She provided her from the nose for three years. Non-Fiction Magazine Article awarded her 1st place for Region 1 for 'Goodbye to Salad Days' published in the Yale Daily News Magazines. Meanwhile, there is work to be done and a virus still spreading. A A Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced in a statement on Monday that her husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus and is in the hosptial. Bessler also worked as an intern for the Center for American Progress from May-July 2014. Gabe Schneider is MinnPosts Washington correspondent. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In a Medium blog post, she writes that in her first 100 days as president she would "enact an ambitious, optimistic agenda to improve our health care, combat climate change, pursue economic justice and shared prosperity, and build a stronger democracy and safer world. Thank you, Minnesota, for allowing me to represent you in the Senate. Amy Klobuchar is a senator representing Minnesota. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler, who is currently working as a Legal Intern in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He now has pneumonia and is on oxygen but not a ventilator.. "I had to go and testify about things like your water breaking," she says. 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. The absence the virus had created around him the lack of personal care from loved ones was another of its insidious symptoms. He would have infected a whole lot more people than I would have, because he would have given it to me.. She was Editor-in-Chief of the Crossed Sabred newspaper and President of Washington-Lee's Key Club in 2012. Abigail was born in 1995. MinnPost | P.O. She also tracks litigation on various health care topics, focusing on access to reproductive health. To help provide doctors and nurses on the front lines with life-saving medical resources, donate to Direct Relief here. We love you! Klobuchar posted a statement on Medium revealing that she was previously diagnosed with breast cancer. She writes weekly memoranda to the Chief of Complex and Affirmative Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. She was born in 1995. Her role in the Clinton campaign reads. Even though it was clear that Abigail had a problem nursing due to a condition that prevented her from swallowing, Klobuchar had to leave the hospital while Abigail stayed behind. He had pneumonia and was on oxygen because his levels were low if it was just the former, maybe, he would have been released to recuperate at home. 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. Klobuchar said her husband, John Bessler, has pneumonia and is on oxygen but not a ventilator. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. Update: On March 23, Amy Klobuchar shared that her husband, John Bessler, has contracted the novel coronavirus, tested positive for the disease, and was being hospitalized. What to Know About the Coronavirus and How to Protect Yourself. Klobuchar, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said in a statement that her husband, John Bessler, took a good turn, was just released and is now recovering at home.. Please share. The hospital needed her to return every three hours to pump breast milk for struggling Abigail, who was being fed through a tube in her stomach. Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! 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.". Mom and Dad. Klobuchar wrote that Bessler started to feel sick when Klobuchar was in Minnesota and he was still in Washington. Subscribe to Heres the Deal, our politics To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. But the senator has talked to her dad, who is in good spirits. 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. Klobuchar was first elected to the Senate in 2006 when she also became Minnesota's first elected female United States senator. In April of 2020, Klobuchar and Bessler revealed that he had battled coronavirus at the hospital with an oxygen mask. Amanda Mitchell is a writer and podcaster with bylines at Marie Claire, OprahMag, Allure, Byrdie, Stylecaster, Bon Appetit, and more. She co-directed Yale Health Law NA Policy Society. When it does happen, Klobuchar discovered, COVID-19 comes with a sense of frustration, fear and helplessness. Abigail Bessler is Amy Klobuchars daughter. She was also a member of OutLaws. I mean, he was quarantining himself. 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. 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. He hates missing teaching his classes remotely. Senator Amy Klobuchar waves to the crowd with her husband John Bessler and daughter Abigail Bessler after announcing her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., February 10, 2019. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. If you have questions, emaileditors@minnpost.com. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. SENATOR Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler have been married for nearly three decades. Though her daughter remained in intensive care for an extended period of time, Klobuchar herself was not able to remain in the hospital. I didnt think he had it at the beginning, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Besslers wife, tells PEOPLE. Abigail was born after two years of their marriage. newsletter for analysis you wont find anywhereelse. If elected, she'd become the first female President of the United States, and Besslerwho she's been married to for 26 yearswould become the First Gentleman. After college, she studied International Relations at The London School of Economics and Political Science from 2015 to 2017. Klobuchars daughter, Abigail Klobuchar Bessler, was born in 1995 with a serious medical condition whereby she couldnt swallow. Her mother, Amy Klobuchar, is an American politician and lawyer. Here's what to know about Bessler. 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. She also worked as a policy intern on Hillary Clintons presidential campaign, and as an intern for CBS News. Bessler is Klobuchars only child. President Donald Trump, who had earlier downplayed it compared to the seasonal flu and said opponents were trying to politicize it as a hoax, last week released suggested nationwide guidelines for social distancing to slow new infections. Go to amyklobuchar.com for more details! At a political PR firm, she developed communication strategies for large companies, advocacy groups, and non-profit organizations.She also composed speeches and op-eds and handled the interview materials. She also urged others to not delay doctors appointments, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, with a slight pause: Sort of good.. Bessler attended Yale University as an undergraduate and graduated in 2017. Opened for SNLs Aidy Bryant and Anna Drezen, 2017 In a 2010 interview with ELLE, Klobuchar explains that when her daughter was first born, Abigail was not able to swallow and had to be fed through a stomach tube for the first three years of her life. Facts About Amy Klobuchar's Daughter, Abigail, All About Jake Tapper's Wife Jennifer Marie Brown, Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, The Baron and the Marquis: Liberty, Tyranny, and the Enlightenment Maxim That Can Remake American Criminal Justice, The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. And so then we come back to Washington and somehow he mysteriously mustve gotten it, just probably by a passerby or a surface or something like that. In May, I completed a course of radiation treatment, and after additional follow-up visits, it was determined in August that the treatment went well, she added. pic.twitter.com/AQK72d2WEN, Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) April 1, 2019, In an interview with CBS Minnesota, Bessler shared how she felt about her mothers presidential campaign. Bessler's cold symptoms gave way to a fever. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free under anAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons licenseas long as you follow ourrepublishing guidelines. She produced digital content and politics stories for CBS News in her five-week internship. Of course, she's used to making history considering she became the first female Senator of Minnesota. Bessler and Klobuchar tied the knot in 1993 after meeting at the Coyote Cafe in Minneapolis. She is also a standup comedian. 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. In January 2019, Bessler wore one of her mothers older dresses to see her get sworn in as a U.S. senator. Powered by. The couple have a daughter, Abigail Bessler, who graduated from Yale in 2017. She received Wallace Prize- Non-Fiction Honorable Mention from Yale University for a humor piece ' Abigail Bessler Ph.D.' It is the most prestigious, independently awarded undergraduate writing prize. She also worked as a Lead Editor for Yale Law and Policy Review. Bessler has recovered. For other inquiries, Contact Us. SENATOR Amy Klobuchar made an important announcement about her health on Thursday. She was joined by her daughter Abigail Bessler. Currently, Bessler is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law and he's an Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. My husband John has the coronavirus. For other inquiries, Contact Us. "He has coronavirus and has been in the hospital for pneumonia and Thanks to those who cared for him and for all front line health care workers, she said. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/klobuchars-husband-back-home-after-virus-hospitalization, 2 deaths tied to California cruise ship, with few tested, Coronavirus pandemic upends rules of partisan politics in Washington, We are collapsing: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy, Louisiana governor: States are competing against each other for ventilators. Prior to working at the NYC council, Bessler worked as a speechwriting intern for the organization West Wing Writer from June-December 2017. "You're supposed to give china for the 20th, but I went with bookends in honor of his marriage proposal in the non-fiction aisle of the former Hungry Mind bookstore. This abandoned high school was converted into a 31-unit apartment building. xox Amy". You dont get pneumonia when you get a cold, and you dont end up in the hospital on oxygen when you get a cold this is really a serious thing.. As expected, he's very well educated. She was responsible for conducting research and drafting and editing speeches. According to MPR News, Bessler and Klobuchar met at Coyote Cafe in Minneapolis and married a year later, in 1993. She lives and works in New York City, and has been an active fixture on her mothers presidential campaign trail. Amy, her mother, wrote this on her Twitter account. Klobuchar announced Monday that Bessler has the coronavirus and was admitted to a Virginia hospital where he was placed on oxygen, but not a ventilator. 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. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar disclosed that her husband, John Bessler, tested positive for coronavirus, according to results received early Monday morning. Heres my mom (miss her every day), Abigail and me. She was granted $4000 to fund a summer political internship at Yale University Political Science Department. All Rights Reserved. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her husband, John Bessler, are describing his battle with coronavirus last month and the frustration of having a suffering loved one you cannot visit and comfort. Amy Klobuchar Speaks Out on Husbands Coronavirus Diagnosis and Hospitalization We Dont Know How He Got It. For more ways to live your best life plus all things Oprah, sign up for our newsletter! Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is honored with many awards. "I'm excited for, like I said, what she's campaigning on and the issues she cares about," she said. As a long-time member of Congress, the Yale University graduate became the first woman elected from Minnesota to the U.S. Senate in the state's history, in 2006. Associate editor of the YDN Magazine, 2014-15 Aside from her husbands battle with coronavirus, Klobuchar revealed on September 9, 2021, that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone treatment. Klobuchar is married to John Bessler and has one daughter, Abigail Bessler, who is also involved in politics; she worked as a legislative director for New York councilman Keith Powers. In an interview with CBS This is You're supposed to give china for the 20th, but I went with bookends in honor of his marriage proposal in the non-fiction aisle of the former Hungry Mind bookstore," she wrote in 2013. On the day we got married we went canoeing in the morning. Abigail has been a Legal Intern at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since May 2022. Tutor at the Yale College Writing Center, 2016-present She led the effort to pass landmark pieces of legislation to end human trafficking and combat the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. She made various policy strategies for Council Members Keith Powers, Chair of the Council's Criminal Justice Committee.She also conducted legal research and helped pass legislation on healthcare access to campaign finance. Sen. Klobuchar, 59, believes her husband contracted his illness incidentally. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., stands with her husband, John Bessler, and daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler, left, after speaking to supporters at her caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. She talks to him as well. The United States senator from Minnesota shared news about her health on Medium, titling the piece, Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar.. And they wont let him leave for good reason. At least thats what the doctor said!. Klobuchar wrote on Twitter. Abihail was born in 1995 in Minnesota, the United States of America. Klobuchar says he immediately quarantined himself and stopped teaching law in Baltimore. This is not a cold, he told NBC. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. Happy Mothers Day! Abigail Klobuchar comes from a wealthy family as her mother Amy has a whopping net worth of $3 million from her successful career as Senator and lawyer. Where her father John has an estimated net worth of $2 million earned from his career as an American attorney and academic professor. Abigail Has Said Shes Really Proud of Her Mother. An 85-year Harvard study found the No. It just suddenly hit me and I had a fever, and that fever just lasted for days and days, Bessler, 52, told NBC correspondent Stephanie Gosk. She also drafted memos and speeches for campaign staff and surrogates. After this was discovered, I had a biopsy at Piper Breast Center in Minneapolis, and then learned that I had Stage 1A breast cancer.. Klobuchar announced her 2020 presidential run on February 10, 2019. Abigail is even wearing one of my dresses from when I started as a lawyer (she, in her own words, calls it 'vintage'). 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