Mitch McConnell Shares New Health Update 6 Weeks After Hospitalization
“His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility. He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.”McConnell was hospitalized on June 14. His office initially didn’t share any details of the Republican Senator’s condition, and his ensuing weeks-long absence from the upper chamber with little to no information from his office sparked speculation over McConnell’s health.
- ▪“His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility.
- ▪He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.”McConnell was hospitalized on June 14.
- ▪His office initially didn’t share any details of the Republican Senator’s condition, and his ensuing weeks-long absence from the upper chamber with little to no information from his office sparked speculation over McConnell’s health.
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- ▪ McConnell Hits 6 Weeks Since Hospitalization—As Health Concerns Persist — Forbes — Business
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Sen. Mitch McConnell shared a new update on his health on Monday, six weeks after he was initially hospitalized.In a statement released by his office, the 84-year-old lawmaker said that he was “still working hard to get back to [his] full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky,” and that he was still undergoing “intense physical therapy.” He added that he wouldn’t be able to attend an upcoming event in his home state, called Fancy Farm picnic.“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,” McConnell said.
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