Earlier this year, the 17-year-old daughter of Illinois Congressman Sean Casten mysteriously passed away.
She was found dead in their family home and her cause of death was under investigation.
This morning, Congressman Casten’s beloved daughter, Gwen (17), passed away. The Casten family requests privacy, and we will be issuing no further comment during this heartbreaking time.
— Rep. Sean Casten (@RepCasten) June 14, 2022
At the time, it wasn't reported if Casten's daughter, Gwen, had any previous medical conditions or had any adverse effects from getting vaccinated.
Rep. Casten previously went on record saying “if you want your children to be adults someday, get them vaccinated."
If you want your children to be adults someday, get them vaccinated.
If you want to prevent widespread disease, get everyone vaccinated.
If you think exposure to contagious disease leads to immunity, read some early US history. https://t.co/8xsoyGeIwX
— Sean Casten (@SeanCasten) March 21, 2019
On Friday, Rep. Casten published a family statement about his daughter's death.
He revealed that Gwen died of a 'sudden cardiac arrhythmia.'
"She was fully vaccinated," the statement read.
“In layman’s terms, she was fine, and then her heart stopped,” the statement explained, noting that the young woman was healthy and the family does not know the reason the heart issue occurred.
“Gwen was a healthy 2022 teenager. She ate well, exercised, got regular check-ups, didn’t suffer from any behavioral health issues, and had close relationships with family and friends. She was fully vaccinated, and quarantined after occasional positive, asymptomatic COVID tests during the omicron wave. She had just come home from an evening with friends, went to bed and didn’t wake up,” the family noted.
“We are heartbroken, but we are not unique. Sudden, unexplained heart-failure among young, healthy people is rare but real. We are left grasping at the wrong end of random chance,” the statement read.
“None of us know when our last heartbeat will come. The best we can hope for is that when our loved ones do pass, we will have no regrets about the time we were lucky enough to share.”
A statement from the Casten family: pic.twitter.com/fHryLYeJif
— Rep. Sean Casten (@RepCasten) October 7, 2022
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