Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy. She talks to him as well. Klobuchar said her husband, John Bessler, has pneumonia and is on oxygen but not a ventilator. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The presidential candidate's husband is a professor and an accomplished author. 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. In a Medium post, the Senator revealed that he was put on oxygen, but not a ventilator. Bessler is also an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and is of counsel at Berens & Miller, a law firm in Minneapolis. 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. See our full republication guidelines for more information. Thank you, Minnesota, for allowing me to represent you in the Senate. She graduated from Yale in 2017 and now works in New York City. 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. Klobuchar, a senator in Minnesota since 2007, recently ended her presidential campaign and is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. What did Amy Klobuchar say about her health issues? Abigail Bessler is Amy Klobuchars daughter. Husband of US Senator Describes His Bout with COVID-19. Here's what to know about Bessler. He had Amy and John got married in 1993. 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. And so then we share information and then I text with the doctor [and] talk to the doctors about three or four times a day., Bessler, Klobuchar said Tuesday, [was] working the phone. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Powered by. She led the effort to pass landmark pieces of legislation to end human trafficking and combat the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. Here's what you need to know. City Desk reporter for the Yale Daily News, covering state politics, 2013-14, Writing & Comedy Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler got married in 1993. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This is not a cold, he told NBC. pic.twitter.com/hllBXwkPr9, Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 3, 2019. Bessler and Klobuchar tied the knot in 1993 after meeting at the Coyote Cafe in Minneapolis. Tutor at the Yale College Writing Center, 2016-present She is about 27 years old as of 2022. John is a well-known lawyer and professor. He would have infected a whole lot more people than I would have, because he would have given it to me.. 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This is "He has coronavirus and has been in the hospital for pneumonia and She said, "I'm proud of my mother and excited for her. She is the only child of Amy Klobucher and John Bessler. I mean, he was quarantining himself. 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. Editor of the Yale Daily News Magazine, 2015-16 In an interview with a Minneapolis television station Sunday, Bessler and Klobuchar described how the early symptoms a fever and a shortness of breath, among other symptoms hit him suddenly. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Jean Klobuchar and John Bessler. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Subscribe to Heres the Deal, our politics 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. Thank you. All Rights Reserved. At the very beginning, I was in Minnesota and he said, Oh, I have a cold. In three months, the virus has spread around the world. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. 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His coronavirus test, taken before he went into the hospital, came back positive on Monday morning. Klobuchar will often pay tribute to her daughter on social media, and posted a particularly emotional Instagram about her daughters graduation in 2017. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (center) and husband John Bessler with daughter Abigail (left). You can read more of her work at amandaelizabethmitchell.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @lochnessmanda. She received award acceptance remarks from national clients, including corporations, non-profits, and celebrities. In February of this year, doctors at Mayo Clinic found small white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram, she shared. Then I would call and Id say, Take your temperature, and then it was always over 100 degrees.. Her mother, Amy Klobuchar, is an American politician and lawyer. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. I'm excited about the campaign, and I'm ready to spread what she is campaigning on and help her in any way possible.". 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.. Klobuchar wrote: "Happy 20th anniversary to my husband John! She also worked as a Lead Editor for Yale Law and Policy Review. She was Editor-in-Chief of the Crossed Sabred newspaper and President of Washington-Lee's Key Club in 2012. She writes weekly memoranda to the Chief of Complex and Affirmative Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. Sen. Klobuchar, 59, believes her husband contracted his illness incidentally. ? (People over 60 and with underlying conditions are more vulnerable.). Klobuchar and Bessler with their daughter, Abigail, and Vice President Joe Biden at her 2013 swearing-in ceremony. This abandoned high school was converted into a 31-unit apartment building. She also tracks litigation on various health care topics, focusing on access to reproductive health. 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. But the virus can be deceptive: Some people who have contracted it but dont show symptoms and who make up an unknown percentage of all coronavirus cases are still able to transmit it. He's also dad to their 24-year-old daughter, Abigail Bessler. Aside from her husbands battle with coronavirus, Klobuchar revealed on September 9, 2021, that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone treatment. In January 2019, Bessler wore one of her mothers older dresses to see her get sworn in as a U.S. senator. 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. Our reporters are only able to do their work thanks to support at all levels. Klobuchar told PEOPLE that she and her husband had not been in physical contact in recent weeks before his diagnosis and so she was not being tested for the virus. Abigail was born in 1995. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. I think its getting better, and it helped [my husband] to make the right decisions, Klobuchar says. 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. Amy Klobuchar's daughter, Abigail Bessler, is her only child. Ultimately, the senator had a lumpectomy on her right breast to remove the cancer. Please share. Thanks to those who cared for him and for all front line health care workers, she said. Thanks for being the kindest husband, a wonderful dad, a lot of fun and someone who always steers a steady canoe. 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. He is also an author. After college, she studied International Relations at The London School of Economics and Political Science from 2015 to 2017. According to LinkedIn, Bessler works as a legislative director for New York City Council. 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. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Klobuchar wrote that Bessler started to feel sick when Klobuchar was in Minnesota and he was still in Washington. All Rights Reserved. "There are people where it turns for the worse, and they're on ventilators, or they don't make it, and it's a heartbreaking thing, and it's why we have to invest in testing and do everything to make up for the mistakes that were made at the beginning, where a country was not prepared for this.". Finally he realized that maybe couldnt do that from the hospital with coronavirus. 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