Washington — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut left the hospital Friday, nearly a week after suffering a stroke. He will spend the next several weeks at a rehabilitation center and is expected to miss Senate votes while he recovers.
“I want to be direct with you, so here is my diagnosis,” Murphy said in a statement. “Last Saturday afternoon, I felt something was not right with my body and called 9-1-1 out of an abundance of caution, and I’m glad I did.”
Murphy, 53, said doctors found a small bleed in the thalamus, a region of the brain located above the brainstem that helps relay sensory information between the spinal cord and the brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at Johns Hopkins, where Murphy received treatment, said the senator suffered a small hemorrhagic stroke.
“He has shown tremendous progress, and at the current rate of improvement, we expect that he will make a full recovery following rehabilitation,” Suarez said in a statement issued by Murphy’s office.
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Murphy said he is committed to his rehabilitation and plans to spend several weeks at the facility so he can “get back to work on the quickest timeline possible.”
“This has been a scary experience for me and my family, and I appreciate the continued respect for our privacy,” Murphy said. “As I’m working towards a full recovery, I am staying engaged with my team and colleagues remotely, and my staff continues to carry out our legislative priorities, serve constituents, and ensure the work of my office continues uninterrupted.”
Murphy’s office said Sunday that he developed numbness in his arm while attending his son’s hockey game. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a stroke, before he was transferred to Johns Hopkins.
The senator has been mentioned as a potential Democratic presidential contender for 2028.
