Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke while attending his son's hockey game. He is currently receiving treatment at Johns Hopkins and is reported to be in stable condition.
Why it matters
As a prominent figure in the U.S. Senate and a potential future presidential candidate, Murphy's health status is a matter of significant political interest.
Chris Murphy was first elected to Congress in 2006. Chris Murphy was first elected to Congress in 2006. Connecticut Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins
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Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke.
He has since been transferred to Johns Hopkins for monitoring and is so far responding well to treatment, Herwitt wrote in a statement.
“The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” Herwitt’s statement said.
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