Sen. John Fetterman's tenure in Congress kicked off amid a wave of depression — one he ultimately sought professional help to turn around. But even with a fresh outlook, the memories of his career's biggest moments remain tainted.
, encouraged her husband for years to seek treatment for what she believed to be lingering depression, but his chronic gloom never reached a point where he felt it necessary to address. "I was like, 'No. I'm just a little melancholic. Maybe a little blue,'" he recalls thinking.
It was after election night, when the depression became debilitating, that Gisele started to fear for her husband. "After he won, you expect someone to be at their highest and really happy and celebratory," she tells PEOPLE. "And after winning, he seemed to be at the lowest."OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty John Fetterman is sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as a U.S.
The two historic moments were exemplified a man in the peak of his career and still needing help. They exemplified an illness that needed treatment.
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