Max Baucus: “I simply wish to say thank you. I rise to say thanks to all my colleagues, particularly here in the Senate, my friends…”

“I simply wish to say thank you. I rise to say thanks to all my colleagues, particularly here in the Senate, my friends and family in Montana and across the country, my wife Wanda and my son Zeno, my mother, and so many others. Thank you for the best wishes, the get-well cards, flowers, phone calls, and e-mails for the past few weeks. It is astounding how much we do live in kind of a global village and how connected we are. I deeply appreciate the concern of so many of my very good friends. A few weeks ago, I underwent surgery for a condition known as subdural hematoma which was the result of a fall I took in November while running in what is called the JFK 50 Miler in Maryland. You might ask, Why in the world would someone want to run 50 miles? I sometimes ask myself. Nonetheless, it was then that I took a fall, and as a consequence of that fall, I had this condition called subdural hematoma. I must say I am very grateful to the doctors, nurses, and everyone who was very helpful.”