MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday made her first public look in almost three weeks, telling reporters she was in good well being but additionally declining to say whether or not she had undergone any current medical remedy.
Ivey toured a science and know-how lab at at a Montgomery elementary college in her first public look since an Aug. 2 groundbreaking ceremony, information retailers reported. The hole between appearances fueled hypothesis concerning the 77-year-old governor’s well being.
“I’ve acquired a clear invoice of well being from the medical doctors, and I’m wanting ahead to serving for 4 extra years as governor,” Ivey instructed reporters.
Ivey brushed apart questions on whether or not she had lately undergone medical remedy in a hospital, and didn’t instantly reply, information retailers reported.
“It simply looks like loads of you simply need to will these rumors into being, and that simply isn’t going to occur,” the governor responded, based on al.com. “I’ve acquired a clear invoice of well being from the medical doctors. That’s what issues and I’m wanting ahead to serving 4 extra years as your governor.”
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Ivey’s workplace on Aug. 12 started releasing occasional images of her at work to fight the rumors, starting with an Aug. 12 photograph of her greeting South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at an airport when Noem arrived in Alabama for a speech.
Ivey introduced in 2019 that she had been recognized with early stage lung most cancers and would endure radiation remedies. In 2020, she mentioned the most cancers gave the impression to be gone and that her physician thought-about her freed from the illness.
Ivey simply received the GOP gubernatorial nomination with no runoff in Might, Ivey is a heavy favourite over Democratic gubernatorial nominee Yolanda Flowers within the November common election.
The rumors about potential well being considerations got here as a deadline approaches to interchange candidates on the November poll.
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