Despite a health scare, Vice President-elect JD Vance’s mother is determined to support her son at his inauguration on Monday.
Beverly Aikins, Vance’s mother, was hospitalized in Kettering, Ohio, approximately 20 miles from Middletown, Vance’s hometown, in late December.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Aikins stated that she had heart problems and underwent hernia surgery, and that Vance had visited her in the hospital.
“I must also mention my boy, JD, who investigated and interviewed my surgeon, visited me despite his busy schedule, and insisted I receive VIP treatment while in the hospital,” she wrote in a post thanking her medical team.
Aikins was discharged from the hospital on January 9. She said she still intends to travel to Washington, D.C. this weekend to attend the inauguration.
“My recovery is slow, but I have an inauguration to attend on January 20,” according to her post. “Nothing will stop me from being there.”
Aikins attended political events in support of her son throughout his campaign. She attended the Republican National Convention in July, when Vance was named President-elect Donald Trump’s running mate, as well as Vance’s first solo vice presidential rally in Middletown.
At a December council meeting in Middletown, where she still lives, Aikins requested that Vance be recognized with signs.
The city unveiled the road signs Wednesday and intends to install them following the inauguration.
Amy Adams played Aikins in the Netflix adaptation of Vance’s best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” in 2020.
The Enquirer texted Vance’s spokesperson, who did not immediately respond.