Rep. Joe Wilson Returns to Work After Health Scare and Pacemaker Implant

The South Carolina congressman fainted due to a severe drop in blood pressure and received immediate medical aid from nearby heart surgeons.

Rep. Joe Wilson, 77, experienced a severe drop in blood pressure and fainted on September 10.
He was providentially with House Chaplain Margaret Kibben and two heart surgeons who provided immediate aid.
Wilson received a pacemaker at Washington University Hospital and has since returned to work.
He expressed gratitude for bipartisan support and well-wishes from both Democrats and Republicans.
Wilson's hospitalization occurred amid critical House votes on a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown.