WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall. He said he was also treated for mild pneumonia and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages,” McConnell said, adding that he is now “regaining my strength.”
McConnell’s statement came on the heels of the unexpected death of his fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. McConnell said he cannot return to the Senate “quite yet.”
Coupled with Graham’s passing, that will temporarily whittle the GOP majority in that chamber down by two, to 51-47, as Republicans try to increase military funding, advance President Donald Trump’s agenda and confirm Trump’s nominees.
A simple fall that does not cause other issues shouldn’t result in a 6 week hospitalization. Even at his age if he was otherwise ok he would have already been discharged.
Three more weeks before his corpse begins to smell too strong for them to hide
My grandma fell and she was never independent again. Granted she lived alone and was on the ground for 8+ hours before someone found her and she was diabetic so she was in a near coma from low blood sugar. I could believe it in the right circumstances.
Note: all we know is she fell probably first thing in the morning, leaving the bathroom. She left her life alert dongle on the bedside table, so that was super helpful. It wasn’t until that evening, when no one could get a hold of her, that a relative went by and found her. She spent 3+ weeks in the hospital and several more weeks in a rehab facility. APS would not release her until she had assisted living lined up.
Falls can be devastating for 84 year old people.
sure. but he was receiving CPR while being loaded in ambulance.
Lack of breathing will more often than not cause a fall, I think.