Ohio Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones, dies of brain aneurysm
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, an Ohio Democrat died yesterday at the age of 58 from a brain aneurysm she suffered while driving in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Most recently she is known for her outspoken voice in Congress during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was one of only 11 Democrats who voted against the war in the 435-member House of Representatives. She also registered a complaint after the 2004 presidential election suspecting voting irregularities that cost John Kerry a win in her state of Ohio. She had a solidly liberal voting record.
Her death will not alter the partisan balance of power in Congress because the Democrats hold a wide majority.
When she was first elected in 1998, Tubbs Jones headed the House Ethics Committee and was the first black woman to serve on the tax-writing Ways and Means committee.
A brain aneurysm is the abnormal bulging of a blood vessel in the brain. Sadly, they are most often discovered only after they rupture which causes bleeding into the brain or the space surrounding the brain. This type of hemorrhage leads to stroke, brain damage and death. Treatment functions to stop the bleeding, reduce permanent damage and reduce the risk of recurrence.
“The annual incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the U.S. exceeds 30,000 people. Ten to 15 percent of these patients will die before reaching the hospital and over 50 percent will die within the first thirty days after rupture. Of those who survive, about half suffer some permanent neurological deficit. Brain aneurysms can occur in people of all ages, but are most commonly detected in those ages 35 to 60. Women are actually more likely to get a brain aneurysm than men, with a ratio of 3:2.”
Find more information at Brain Aneurysm.com
You can read more about Tubbs Jones and her work as a Congreswomen by visiting her site.
