05 December 2020

Allister Adel: Now What? Still In-Recovery After Emergency Brain Surgery

Hard to say what we know or don't know about the present condition of Maricopa County Prosecutor Allister Adel. . . some of the details that emerged on election night are definitely murky to say the least. Who could possibly have believed that she was sleeping when the vote tallys were coming in showing that she was trailing her progressive challenger, Democrat Julie Gunnigle?
Early election returns on November 3 showed Adel trailing Gunnigle. Then came the news from Adel's campaign that she had been taken in for emergency brain surgery. The county attorney's office later said her condition stemmed from a fall at home. . .
THE OFFICIAL STORY:
"The accident resulted from a "mundane" fall before the election, said Jennifer Liewer, spokesperson for Adel's office.

"Allister got up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom, tripped on something in the bedroom, and hit her head on a piece of furniture in the dark," Liewer said. Days later, "the bleed progressed and became an emergency situation" on Election Day.

 

"She's stable," Liewer said. "She's responding ... to the treatment that they're giving her."

Asked if that meant Adel had recovered consciousness since her surgery, Liewer said the family would have to answer medical questions. Liewer said she hasn't talked to Adel since the surgery, but that's not necessarily surprising considering Adel had "major brain surgery six days ago."

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Adel Will Remain County Attorney, but Her Condition Is Still Unknown After Accident

Allister Adel's campaign declared victory on Monday in the close race for Maricopa County Attorney, but it remains unclear whether Adel knows about her victory.

The 43-year-old prosecuting attorney, who was appointed to her post in October after the resignation of Bill Montgomery, has not given a public statement since news broke on Election Day that she'd been hospitalized with bleeding in the brain.

"We are humbled and incredibly grateful to the voters of Maricopa County for electing Allister Adel as county attorney," said her campaign spokesperson, Lorna Romero, on Monday afternoon in what the campaign called a "victory statement."

Adel led her Democratic opponent, Julie Gunnigle, 51-49 on Monday, a comfortable 35,000 votes ahead.  Romero didn't immediately return a call seeking comment about Adel.

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