HOLLISTER
Councilman Ray Friend said he expects he will return to Hollister City Hall for the panel’s next meeting Monday after missing two prior gatherings with a health matter he described as “serious” but now controlled.
Friend said he knew he had a liver issue before and was on medication, but it became severe around Jan. 20 and he had to be taken to the hospital, where he stayed for four days. He said he had severe pain and internal bleeding, but that doctors got a handle on it and now he is recovering through medication.
“All of the sudden, it just hit me really bad,” he said. “It went from a controlled situation to a really bad situation really quick,” he said.
Friend said he received the doctor’s OK to go back to work.
“I think I’ll be all right,” he said.
