There have been quite a few articles about SD-03 up in the past few days, specifically in response to Sen. Migden’s driving.  However, it seems that the driving incidents might be related to the fact that Sen. Migden is still battling Leukemia that she was diagnosed with back in 1997.

State Sen. Carole Migden, whom the CHP now says may have been involved in as many as three traffic accidents last Friday, today revealed publicly for the first time that she has been battling leukemia for the past decade and that medication she takes may have caused her to become disoriented while driving.

“My only explanation is that it is medically related in some way,” Migden, 56, said in an interview with The Chronicle.  The Democratic lawmaker who represents San Francisco and Marin County said she plans to underdo neurological tests to try to determine what may have happened.

“I owe an explanation to the public and myself and, in particular, the person I hurt,” she said, referring to the driver of a Honda sedan who was slightly injured in a rear-end collision. “I don’t have a recollection of what happened. I can only conclude I had a medical event I can’t explain. It’s not an excuse; it may be an explanation.” (SF Chron 5/23)

Our best wishes go out to the Senator and to everybody involved.