Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital after a stroke
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged after a stroke last weekend and will spend several weeks in rehabilitation, missing Senate votes when Congress returns Monday. His office said Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of Neurosciences Critical Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, described the stroke as small and hemorrhagic and said Murphy would make a full recovery.
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Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has been discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center. He will miss Senate votes for the next several weeks, including when Congress returns Monday.
Murphy said Friday that his doctors were encouraged by his progress. In a statement released by Murphy’s office, Dr. Jose Suarez, who leads Neurosciences Critical Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, said Murphy experienced a small hemorrhagic stroke. Suarez said Murphy had made “tremendous progress” and that doctors expected a full recovery following rehabilitation.
Murphy said he would remain engaged with his team and colleagues remotely while his staff continued the office’s work and served constituents. He thanked supporters and asked for continued respect for his family’s privacy.
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CNBC and The Hill report that Murphy was discharged after a stroke and will miss Senate votes during several weeks of rehabilitation. Fox23.com reports the same central development, consistent with the event’s timing.