Members of Congress are at risk. They are not supermen and women. Like everyone else, they are made of flesh and bones.

A series of unrelated events in recent days have highlighted the vulnerability of those who work on Capitol Hill, as three high-profile members of Congress have been hit by health problems.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fell during the Senate’s weekly luncheon last week. DC Fire and Rescue went to the Capitol to evaluate the GOP leader after he suffered a cut to his face and a sprained wrist. He was later discovered wearing a brace on his arm that extended over his hand and thumb. He was initially “granted permission to continue his schedule.” However, McConnell did not appear at the Capitol later in the week and his office said he was working from home.

He suffered a concussion last year after a fall in a hotel and was sidelined for two months. McConnell also froze at several news conferences — both in Washington and Kentucky. He fell in his home in 2019 and broke his shoulder.

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The 83-year-old McConnell will give up his post as the top Republican in the Senate at the beginning of January, but will remain in the House of Representatives. McConnell is the longest-serving leader of either party in Senate history.

McConnell did not appear Tuesday at what was believed to be the Senate Republican leadership’s final press conference of the year. He also did not attend a ceremony with the other top leaders of the bipartisan bicameral Congress to light the Capitol menorah for Hanukkah.

McConnell isn’t the only prominent lawmaker to stumble recently.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California was hospitalized in Germany after she fell and needed her hip replaced. She was there with other MPs for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

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“I was right next to her,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas. “She likes to wear high heels. Very high. She was on one of her last steps on this marble staircase that had no railing and lost her footing and fell to the ground.”

McCaul later said he had spoken to Pelosi on the phone.

“She had a lot of energy. Very brave,” McCaul said of the former speaker.

Former House Speaker NANCY PELOSI was injured and hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg

Retired Rear Admiral Barry Black isn’t a senator, but honestly, his commanding, rumbling bass is better known than many senators’ voices. Black always wears his signature bow tie and has been Senate chaplain since 2003. Last week he suffered a subdural hematoma and a cerebral hemorrhage and was hospitalized.

“Chaplain Black is one of the most popular people in the entire Senate. Every day we take the gavel into session, he is always here to lead us in prayer, delivered with his deep sense of wisdom, grace and eloquence,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

The only thing more resonant than Black’s powerful vocal instrument are his words. Black artfully incorporates friendly, pastoral advice into his daily intercessions. He prayed that in 2019, ahead of President-elect Trump’s first impeachment trial, senators would “not allow fatigue or cynicism to jeopardize friendships.”

During the 2013 government shutdown, Black gently rebuked senators who silenced the government — even as U.S. Capitol Police remained on duty and were injured in a wild chase and shootout that sealed off the congressional complex.

“Free us from the hypocrisy of trying to sound reasonable while being unreasonable,” Black prayed.

There isn’t much that’s sensible on Capitol Hill, and perhaps the most unreasonable thing heard this past week came from US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger.

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While the chief was just the messenger, Manger told a Senate committee that his department had recorded a staggering 700 individual threats of violence against lawmakers in November alone. Even more horrific, Manger said a record 55 “beating” calls against lawmakers took place at their homes.

“Swatting” is when someone makes a fake emergency call. The police then send the “SWAT” team to the address and usually attack the intended targets.

“It used to be that if you knew when you were going home you might be able to relax a little bit,” Manger testified before the Senate Rules Committee. “Those days are over.”

On Thanksgiving Day, threats were made against the entire Connecticut House and Senate delegations.

Some lawmakers face bigger problems than others.

“Unfortunately, I may be the record holder for swatting calls,” lamented Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.

And these false threats sometimes result in utter misfortune for innocent bystanders.

Rome, Georgia, bomb squad member David Metroka was about to join the rest of his team at Greene’s home when he collided with a car driven by Tammie Pickelsimer. She later died in a hospital.

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In fact, the threat to Greene’s residence didn’t even unfold in real time. It was emailed to the local police and ended up in a junk email folder. A few days later, officials found the message and dispatched the bomb squad.

How do lawmakers protect themselves in such a charged environment?

“I’m a gun owner,” Greene said. “It is extremely important to be able to defend myself if necessary.”

Lawmakers have long faced threats. One of the most tragic and chaotic moments in recent congressional history involved violence. January 6th. The shooting of former Reps. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, and Ron Barber, D-Arizona. The congressional baseball practice shootout that nearly killed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

And then there’s something else that has frightened everyone working on Capitol Hill, especially lawmakers who have been targeted before: a recent cold-blooded assassination attempt in midtown Manhattan.

“I find it disturbing that there are public figures who have either remained silent or come dangerously close to rationalizing the assassination of (UnitedHealthcare CEO) Brian Thompson,” said Rep. Richie Torres, D-N.Y. “If we as a society accept the idea that political differences can be resolved through violence, then that will be the end of our civilization.”

“I think the worst part about it was when you saw the reaction, how people supported the murderer,” added Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio.

At some point the threats could become too great for lawmakers.

“We are not here to put ourselves or our families in danger,” said Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt.

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Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., has served in Congress since 1997.

“The level of contempt, the level of hate has increased,” Smith said. “When I arrived as a freshman, I never imagined that as a member of Congress, I would be in more physical danger than anyone else walking the streets.”

But that is the reality of Congress.

And everyone is vulnerable.