Senator Mitch McConnell
Smiling and Alert in Hospital Pic …
Says He Did not Have Coronary heart Assault
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Mitch McConnell has shared the primary picture of himself since he was hospitalized final month … and he says he is been receiving remedy after a fall — not a extra severe medical difficulty.
The senator of Kentucky launched the picture alongside a press launch on Sunday … by which he is sitting in a hospital mattress — smiling alongside Elaine Chao.
Within the launch, McConnell says, “Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire life with mobility challenges. They haven’t exactly gotten easier to manage with age. And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital.”
McConnell revealed … “My docs have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or endure a concussion. I didn’t have a coronary heart assault or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. However I used to be briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. Whereas receiving wonderful care over the previous a number of weeks, I’ve additionally needed to take care of a gentle case of pneumonia.”
The senator provides he is been a very good affected person — submitting to each check docs have needed to place him by means of … and he is moved from the hospital to a rehab middle the place he’ll proceed to get better.
He says he cannot but return to the Senate flooring on the recommendation of his docs … which is clearly irritating to him. Nevertheless, he says he is been working intently with legislative workers on present points essential to his constituents.
The press launch additionally features a assertion from the workplace of the attending doctor … which backs up McConnell’s model of occasions.
As you recognize … the senator’s group has been cagey with particulars about McConnell’s situation — although they’ve insisted he is getting among the greatest care attainable.
A number of conspiracy theorists — together with former Home of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced — claimed he was worse off than his group would admit … and MTG even referred to Elaine as a Communist spy.
Meghan McCain and different conservative commentators needed proof of life … and now it seems they’ve it.
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