US Senator Chris Murphy hospitalised after suffering stroke
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke and is currently responding well to treatment. The Connecticut Democrat is expected to make a full recovery, though his upcoming campaign schedule will be impacted.
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US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff told Politico on Sunday, adding that the Connecticut Democrat was responding well to treatment and was expected to make a full recovery.Murphy began experiencing numbness in his arm on Saturday afternoon while attending his son's hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a stroke, before he was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, chief of staff Allison Herwitt said in a statement, as reported by Politico."He is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," Herwitt said, adding that doctors were encouraged by his progress.The 52-year-old senator had been travelling across the country to campaign for…
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