Adding: Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy.". If it was normal circumstances, I would be there with him, every part of every day, Klobuchar says. Amy and John both love their daughter so much. In May, I completed a course of radiation treatment, and after additional follow-up visits, it was determined in August that the treatment went well, she added. You can also learn about all our free newsletter options. "So, I told them very detailed things to make them feel squeamish so they'd pass the bill the right way.". Daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler and husband John Bessler, right, looked on as Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, in February. Im excited for the campaign., She continued, Im excited for what shes campaigning on and what she cares aboutand so Im ready to spread that and help her in any way I can. Regarding her mothers political stance and apparent ability to work across the partisan aisle, Bessler said, Those things will resonate across the country, not just in the midwest., It was great to have John and Abigail here today as I was sworn-in. Being the couple's only child, she was raised with lots of love and care. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is one of many Democratic candidates running for president in 2020. Bessler was born with a serious health problem an inability to swallow that required surgery to insert a feeding tube. Klobuchar says her doctor has advised her not to get a test, because she and Bessler have been in different places during the last two weeks. MCed Yales Final Cut competition, 2017 The latest: "Thanks to all who sent kind words and prayers for my husband John," Klobuchar said in a statement. Klobuchars daughter, Abigail Klobuchar Bessler, was born in 1995 with a serious medical condition whereby she couldnt swallow. It causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 and is highly contagious, spread by coughs and sneezes from an infected person or after having contact with a surface they have touched. Klobuchar, a senator in Minnesota since 2007, recently ended her presidential campaign and is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. According to a bio on the universitys website, he teaches courses in civil procedure, contracts, capital punishment, international human rights law and other topics. Member donations are crucial to the work of our nonprofit newsroom. She was born after two years of their parent's marriage. "He has coronavirus and has been in the hospital for pneumonia and She is the only child of her parents. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler, who is currently working as a Legal Intern in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Heres my mom (miss her every day), Abigail and me. Klobuchar said in the video, Its a great time for family, but at the same time we know what serious work we have ahead.. Klobuchar stayed Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. His temperature is better, but theres still other problems, Klobuchar told PEOPLE on Tuesday. 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If it was normal circumstances, I would be there with him, every part of every day, Klobuchar told PEOPLE while her husband was hospitalized. SENATOR Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler have been married for nearly three decades. His coronavirus test, taken before he went into the hospital, came back positive on Monday morning. Klobuchar said earlier this week that she and Bessler had been in different places and she was outside the 14-day window for getting sick, so her doctor advised her She is the only child of Amy Klobucher and John Bessler. Daughter Abigail Klobuchar Bessler and husband John Bessler, right, looked on as Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, in Editor of the Yale Daily News Magazine, 2015-16 His coronavirus test, taken before he went into the hospital, came back positive on Monday morning. Klobuchar, a Democrat, is the senior senator from Minnesota and was a candidate for the 2020 presidential nomination until ending her campaign earlier this year. She led the effort to pass landmark pieces of legislation to end human trafficking and combat the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. Even though it was clear that Abigail had a problem nursing due to a condition that prevented her from swallowing, Klobuchar had to leave the hospital while Abigail stayed behind. This is pic.twitter.com/hllBXwkPr9, Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 3, 2019. My daughter gives me reports. A Division of NBC Universal. He has also taught at the University of Minnesota Law School, the George Washington University Law School, where he specialized in death penalty issues, the Georgetown University Law Center, Rutgers School of Law, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). At the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he's worked since 2009, he teaches courses in civil procedure, contracts, capital punishment, international human rights law, and lawyering skills, and became a tenured faculty member in 2014. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her husband, John Bessler, are describing his battle with coronavirus last month and the frustration of having a suffering loved one you cannot visit and comfort. In a 2010 interview with ELLE, Klobuchar explains that when her daughter was first born, Abigail was not able to swallow and had to be fed through a stomach tube for the first three years of her life. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/klobuchars-husband-back-home-after-virus-hospitalization, 2 deaths tied to California cruise ship, with few tested, Coronavirus pandemic upends rules of partisan politics in Washington, We are collapsing: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy, Louisiana governor: States are competing against each other for ventilators. 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)! Heres to moms, butterflies, and giving our daughters and sons the wings to fly! Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy. 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 posted a statement on Medium revealing that she was previously diagnosed with breast cancer. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Jean Klobuchar and John Bessler. Klobuchar wrote: "Happy 20th anniversary to my husband John! In April of 2020, Klobuchar and Bessler revealed that he had battled coronavirus at the hospital with an oxygen mask. Left: Good, she tells PEOPLE about how shes faring. Because a lot of people have had this, when they have it as bad as he does, and it suddenly goes worse especially when he has pneumonia., I just thank God that he is not on a ventilator, and that hes in a stable condition, she said then. Prior to serving in the Senate, she worked for eight years as the attorney for Hennepin County, which is the largest prosecutor's office in Minnesota. Though she hasnt followed her parents footsteps towards a career in law, Bessler is following her mothers footsteps and pursuing a career in the political sector. ", In addition, Klobuchar revealed how their proposal went down in another anniversary post on Facebook. Amanda Mitchell is a writer and podcaster with bylines at Marie Claire, OprahMag, Allure, Byrdie, Stylecaster, Bon Appetit, and more. Opened for SNLs Aidy Bryant and Anna Drezen, 2017 It just suddenly hit me and I had a fever, and that fever just lasted for days and days, Bessler, 52, told NBC correspondent Stephanie Gosk. Amy and John got married in 1993. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. You can read more of her work at amandaelizabethmitchell.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @lochnessmanda. We were at events in Minnesota, the kind of things you would think where you might get it, but no one we know got it: no one on our staff, no one, she says. 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. Meanwhile, there is work to be done and a virus still spreading. Currently, Bessler is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law and he's an Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Bessler, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, became ill when he was in Washington and Klobuchar was in Minnesota, she said. 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. Amy Forliti, Associated Press In January 2019, Bessler wore one of her mothers older dresses to see her get sworn in as a U.S. senator. "I'm excited for, like I said, what she's campaigning on and the issues she cares about," she said. She also urged others to not delay doctors appointments, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Happy Mothers Day! 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. Abigail is even wearing one of my dresses from when I started as a lawyer (she, in her own words, calls it vintage). 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. Klobuchar wrote, "Happy anniversary John! 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