I hope my experience is a reminder for everyone of the value of routine health checkups, exams, and follow-through, she added. 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. 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. Amy Klobuchar is a senator representing Minnesota. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler - Amy Klobuchar's daughter. As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. This is Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. In an interview with CBS She said, Im really proud of her, and Im excited for her. When it does happen, Klobuchar discovered, COVID-19 comes with a sense of frustration, fear and helplessness. Klobuchar stayed Klobuchar, a senator in Minnesota since 2007, recently ended her presidential campaign and is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar disclosed that her husband, John Bessler, tested positive for coronavirus, according to results received early Monday morning. ByGabe Schneider|MinnPost Staff Writer, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.. 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. Mom and Dad. Of course this has been scary at times, since cancer is the word all of us fear, but at this point, my doctors believe that my chances of developing cancer again are no greater than the average person.. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). 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. 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. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. She also worked as an Intern at Centre for America Progress, an Event Services Specialist at JW Marriot, and a communication Intern at Collage Possible. See Photos of Her Baby, Jane Fonda Regrets the Type of Mother She Was, Al's Facial Expressions on 'Today' Are Everything, Journal Prompts That Help You Move Forward. She is also a standup comedian. Bessler was hospitalized in Virginia on Friday. Klobuchar posted a statement on Medium revealing that she was previously diagnosed with breast cancer. 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.". Amy Klobuchar's daughter, Abigail Bessler, is her only child. At the very beginning, I was in Minnesota and he said, Oh, I have a cold. She was joined by her daughter Abigail Bessler. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free under anAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons licenseas long as you follow ourrepublishing guidelines. Klobuchars daughter, Abigail Klobuchar Bessler, was born in 1995 with a serious medical condition whereby she couldnt swallow. 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. City Desk reporter for the Yale Daily News, covering state politics, 2013-14, Writing & Comedy 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. 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. 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. He's also dad to their 24-year-old daughter, Abigail Bessler. After a week of self-quarantine at home, Bessler said he began coughing up blood. A Division of NBC Universal. "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 also worked as a Lead Editor for Yale Law and Policy Review. He also has an MFA degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a masters degree in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University. She then graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. 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. Her role in the Clinton campaign reads. What did Amy Klobuchar say about her health issues? Abigail has been a Legal Intern at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since May 2022. Bessler and Klobuchar tied the knot in 1993 after meeting at the Coyote Cafe in Minneapolis. Like this story? We may earn commission from the links on this page. (People over 60 and with underlying conditions are more vulnerable.). Klobuchar is married to John Bessler. Non-Fiction Magazine Article awarded her 1st place for Region 1 for 'Goodbye to Salad Days' published in the Yale Daily News Magazines. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. He was coughing really badly, Klobuchar says of her husband. Elsewhere, Klobuchar has not been able to see her father, the famed newspaper columnist Jim Klobuchar, because he is in a care facility that has tightened its protocols to limit people who might spread the virus to an at-risk group. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Amy Klobuchar has been married to John Bessler since 1993, Bessler is a private practice attorney and a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law since 2009, Klobuchar revealed on September 9, 2021, that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Klobuchar said that doctors found small white spots, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). But the senator has talked to her dad, who is in good spirits. She lives and works in New York City, and has been an active fixture on her mothers presidential campaign trail. Klobuchar also shared a family Easter post from April, which revealed that she, Bessler, and her husband had spent Easter Sunday in New Hampshire. She also worked as a policy intern on Hillary Clintons presidential campaign, and as an intern for CBS News. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. She writes weekly memoranda to the Chief of Complex and Affirmative Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. And then he got sick like four or five days later.. 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. 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)! She was Editor-in-Chief of the Crossed Sabred newspaper and President of Washington-Lee's Key Club in 2012. She worked as an editor on Yale Law Journals. She graduated from Yale in 2017 and now works in New York City. 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. View our online Press Pack. WebWorking with both Democrats and Republicans, Senator Klobuchar has made key progress on legislation to keep people safe. Klobuchar wrote that Bessler started to feel sick when Klobuchar was in Minnesota and he was still in Washington. She always makes them proud. In April of 2020, Klobuchar and Bessler revealed that he had battled coronavirus at the hospital with an oxygen mask. Amy, her mother, wrote this on her Twitter account. While Klobuchar comes from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Bessler comes from Mankato, Minnesota. To help provide doctors and nurses on the front lines with life-saving medical resources, donate to Direct Relief here. In July, they celebrated their 26th anniversary with a sweet Instagram post. The law professor told Gosk this week he plans to donate blood, too, to help researchers study the virus. 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. Klobuchar wrote on Twitter. Bessler said he had begun to feel sick The lawyer has written or edited 10 books in total, six of which were on capital punishment. Please share. To republish, copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to MinnPost. Daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler and husband John Bessler, right, looked on as Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, in 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. Trailing only behind Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Klobuchar came in third place. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced Monday that her husband, John Bessler, has been released from the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. "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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