Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected
by Richard Luscombe from World news | The Guardian on (#75F8C)
Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decades
Susan Collins, the Republican Maine senator seen by Democrats as vulnerable in November's midterm election, has revealed a decades-old medical condition she said affects her appearance, but not her ability to do her job.
Collins, 73, told News Center Maine, an NBC affiliate, that she has a benign essential tremor she treats with medication, which sometimes causes her hands, arms and head to tremble.
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