Rep. Garnet Coleman said he's stepping down due to his long-standing health problems. But an incident last May landed him in the hospital and that's when he said he decided to retire.
HOUSTON, Texas -- A longtime lawmaker in the Texas legislature is leaving his position, after more than 30 years.
He has been struggling with diabetes for a decade. But last May, during a special session, he felt unusually sick. "That was like at 8 a.m. on a Monday," he recalled."After being out six days and that afternoon they cut my leg off. I didn't realize that I had flesh-eating bacteria and that it was creating real issues with my health... As a matter of fact, had I'd not gone to the hospital, probably within a day or two, I would've been dead."
It's not the first time Coleman has been frank about his health. Diagnosed as bipolar, he's talked about it openly, then took on health care as a major issue in Texas. He even got an appointment by the Obama administration to work on healthcare.
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