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Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged from Johns Hopkins after a small hemorrhagic stroke and will miss several weeks of Senate votes while in rehab
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Friday he was discharged from The Johns Hopkins Hospital after a small hemorrhagic stroke last weekend and will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center, missing Senate votes. His doctor, Dr. Jose Suarez, said Murphy has shown tremendous progress and is expected to make a full recovery following rehabilitation. Murphy said he felt something was not right at his son's hockey game on Nov. 1, called 9-1-1, and was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of his brain.
- From the LeftNBC News: Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged after a small hemorrhagic stroke and will miss several weeks of votes.
Murphy discharged after a small hemorrhagic stroke; will miss several weeks of votes.
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- CenterCNBC: Murphy left the hospital for rehab after a stroke at his son's hockey game; misses votes for several weeks.
Murphy out of hospital for rehab after a stroke; will miss votes for several weeks.
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- From the RightNew York Post: Murphy is expected to make a full recovery after a small hemorrhagic stroke; weeks of rehab ahead.
Murphy expected to make a full recovery after a small hemorrhagic stroke; weeks in rehab.
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