Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., nearly a month after being hospitalized, revealed what actually happened to cause his absence from the Senate.In a lengthy statement released Sunday evening, McConnell attributed his childhood fight with polio to a fall he suffered last month which landed him in the hospital.
He was "briefly unconscious," he said in an open letter to Kentuckians, and while recovering was hit with a "mild case of pneumonia.""My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion," McConnell said."I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke.
I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages."MCCONNELL FACES FRESH CALLS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT HEALTH ISSUESMitch McConnell said he is recovering after a fall at home left him briefly unconscious and hospitalized for several weeks, during which he also developed a mild case of pneumonia.The senator said doctors ruled out broken bones, a concussion, heart attack, stroke, tumors and hemorrhages, but he will not return to the Senate floor to vote yet as he continues physical therapy at a rehabilitation center.
His statement included a photo of McConnell with his wife, Elaine Chao.(Office of Mitch McConnell)Yet, when he will return to the Senate remains a mystery, something that McConnell himself acknowledged."As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time.
And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet," McConnell said."But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you."His attending physician noted that McConnell has, "experienced several falls throughout the year that have been attributed to his post-polio condition."MCCONNELL WAS FOUND 'UNCONSCIOUS' IN HOME LAST MONTH AS CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWN"He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries," McConnell’s doctor said."A comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team det...