Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy has stroke, is in hospital, office says
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke while attending his son's hockey game. His office reports that he is awake, alert, and responding well to treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Why it matters
As a prominent U.S. Senator and potential future presidential candidate, Murphy's health status is a matter of significant public and political interest.
Sen. Chris Murphy , a Connecticut Democrat , was hospitalized Saturday after suffering a stroke at his son's hockey game, his office announced on Sunday.
Murphy is "awake and alert," according to a statement from his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt.
"Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son's hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke. He was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring and is responding well to treatment," Herwitt said.
Johns Hopkins Hospital's main campus is in Baltimore, though it has other locations in and around Washington.
"The doctors are encouraged by his progress," Herwitt said. "We are optimistic he will make a full recovery."
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