South Derbyshire’s Member of Parliament elected in 2010 and now the Conservative candidate in the General Election finally launched her campaign from ward 7 at Burton’s Queens Hospital.
Heather Wheeler was admitted to Hospital following inconclusive blood tests, which were taken after she had struggled with what she, initially, thought was simply a nasty virus.
Following additional tests it appeared clear that Mrs. Wheeler was suffering from a resilient infection: an infection which is quickly being brought under control. She commented today:
‘I would like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and other essential hospital staff like Liz, Lauren and Joanne who are doing so much to help me on the way to recovery. Every time I or my family have needed medical assistance we know that we can rely upon the NHS and Burton Hospital to provide us with the best of care
Heather also added:
‘I had intended to begin my formal campaign at the time this unpleasant infection struck and began to think that I would be disadvantaged by my illness at the beginning of the election period. Yet I need not have worried – key members of my election team rallied round and we actually formally announced the beginning of my campaign to be re-elected in the hospital.
Conservative Party Leader David Cameron has also telephoned Mrs. Wheeler in Ward 7 to wish her a speedy recovery and that she only rejoin’s the election campaign to ensure Britain’s future once she’s feeling fighting fit again.
Local party President Mr. Jeff Salt added:
‘I am glad to see Heather well on the way to recovery and would like also to thank the hundreds of party workers in the towns and villages of South Derbyshire who enabled us to deliver Heather’s campaign launch leaflet and her agent and association staff who ensured that, despite her short illness, Heather’s doorstep campaign has got off to a flying start. ‘ He continued, ‘Mrs South Derbyshire’s team ‘will continue to campaign on her behalf until she is released from hospital and able to fully re-join the fight to secure Britain’s future with a majority Conservative Government.’
It is expected that Mrs. Wheeler will join party workers canvassing and at a number of events as soon as she has recovered. The Conservatives are grateful to all the many new supporters who have come out to deliver leaflets, campaign and canvas door to door – and have noted that more new volunteers have offered help in the last week than in the whole of the 2010 campaign’
Yet Mrs. Wheeler is not complacent noting in a message to supporters ‘As the days pass, people are beginning to focus on the real choice they have to make: a choice between steady prosperity and secure public services under the Conservatives or a return to economic meltdown and another period of falling living standards: we must all work hard to prevent Labour from getting their hands on the economy again’.