(Thanks for the update, Matt. – promoted by JulieWaters)

As many of you have already heard, my younger brother Josh suffered a stroke yesterday. He was operated on quickly and as of this morning appears to be recovering well, although he will be in intensive care for the next three days. Our family is incredibly thankful for the extraordinary care Josh has received at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Josh has been an enthusiastic part of this campaign from before it began. Half of the young volunteers in our White River office were recruited by him and he was looking forward to being the “big man with the big shirt” at the polls in Hartford on Tuesday.

While I’m passionate about the potential for our state and this campaign, family will always come first. Since we lost our parents at a young age, during these difficult times what we have is one another. I will be taking each day as it comes, and will participate in campaign activities as time away from Josh allows.

Fortunately, at this point in a campaign, it is no longer about a candidate. Together we have built an incredible grassroots community ready to share a message of delivering an economy that works for all Vermonters and bringing the fresh new ideas necessary to move our state into a new era. I am honored to have such an amazing group of people to sustain our momentum through Election Day and beyond, and encourage everyone to come together in these last few days to bring the kind of irrepressible enthusiasm Josh would be bringing if he was able.

I am once again reminded how lucky we are to live in the community that we do.