{"id":4676,"date":"2026-07-10T06:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2026-07-10T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:04:14","slug":"boston-city-councilor-julia-mejia-says-shes-in-high-spirits-following-medical-episode-during-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4676","title":{"rendered":"Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia says she\u2019s \u2018in high spirits\u2019 following medical episode during council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia on Thursday said sheis \u201cstable, in high spirits, and focused on making a full recovery\u201d a day after sheappeared to experiencea medical emergency during a city council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4674\">Heartbreak and anger: With Platner out, unmoored Democrats in Maine confront conflicting emotions and a messy future.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Mejia appeared conscious as several emergency medical technicians took her out of the council chamber on a stretcher Wednesday afternoon. She said her doctors believe the event was brought on by dehydration and exhaustion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe doctors and nurses have taken great care of me,\u201d she said in a statement Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The at-large city councilor thanked members of the community for checking in on her and said she plans to be \u201ctaking it easy over the next few weeks as I rest and recover.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYour prayers, kind words, calls, texts, and messages have truly lifted my spirits and reminded me how blessed I am to be surrounded by such an incredible community,\u201d Mejia said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4672\">Trump administration fires members of independent election group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Emergency medical personnel were calledto the council chamber in City Hall at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to treat Mejia, the Globe reported. She was taken out of the room on a stretcher about 10 minutes later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to especially thank my colleagues who rushed to my aid and have continued to check in, and want to thank my fellow elected officials at all levels of government for checking in as well,\u201d Mejia said. \u201cThank you to our EMS workers and everyone for their support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mejia said she looks forward to returning soonand \u201cgetting back to the people\u2019s business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4670\">Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Niki Griswold of Globe staff contributed to this report.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The at-large city councilor said her doctors believe the event was brought on by dehydration and exhaustion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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