АНУ-ын Сенатын гишүүн Митч Макконнелл бэртэл авч эмнэлэгт хэвтсэнийхээ дараа анх удаа албан ёсны мэдэгдэл хийж, биеийн байдлынхаа талаар тайлбар өглөө.
АНУ-ын Сенатын гишүүн, 84 настай Митч Макконнелл өнгөрсөн сард гэртээ унаж бэртсэний улмаас эмнэлэгт хүргэгдсэн байна. Эмнэлэгт хэвтэх хугацаандаа тэрээр уушгины хатгалгаа өвчнөөр өвчилсөн болох нь тогтоогджээ. Эмч нарын дүгнэлтээр түүний биед яс хугараагүй, тархи доргиогүй, мөн зүрхний шигдээс, харвалт үүсээгүй болохыг албан ёсоор баталсан байна.
Сенатор мэдэгдэлдээ одоогоор Сенатын танхимд эргэн ирж ажиллах боломжгүй байгаа ч эмчилгээгээ үргэлжлүүлж байгаагаа илэрхийлжээ. Тэрээр өөрийн бүрэн эрхийн хугацаа дуусах ирэх нэгдүгээр сард албан тушаалаасаа чөлөөлөгдөх шийдвэр гаргаснаа дахин нотолж, үлдсэн хугацаанд сонгогчдынхоо төлөө үүргээ бүрэн гүйцэтгэх хүсэлтэй байгаагаа мэдэгдсэн байна.
Эмч нарын зөвлөснөөр, сенатор Макконнеллын уналтын шалтгаан нь түүний полиомиелитийн дараах нөхцөл байдалтай холбоотой ажээ. Одоогийн байдлаар түүний эмчилгээний гол чиглэл нь биеийн тамирын нөхөн сэргээх эмчилгээнд төвлөрч байгаа бөгөөд дахин унахаас сэргийлэх арга хэмжээ авч байна. Тэрээр биеийн байдлынхаа талаар олон нийтэд тогтмол мэдээлэл өгөхөө амлажээ.
Энэхүү мэдээлэл нь Бүгд найрамдах намын сенатор Линдси Грэм гэнэтийн өвчний улмаас таалал төгссөн тухай мэдээлэл гарснаас хойш нэг хоногийн дараа гарч байна. Митч Макконнелл өнгөрсөн зургадугаар сард бэртэл авснаас хойш олон нийтийн өмнө анх удаа өөрийн биеийн байдлын талаар ийнхүү тайлбар өглөө.
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Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after a fall and later developed a case of mild pneumonia, he revealed in his first statement since being admitted.
McConnell, 84, gave the update on his health in an email update sent to his constituents in Kentucky.
He explained in the email that he fell last month and had to be hospitalized.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital,” McConnell wrote. “While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.”
McConnell said in his statement that he will not be able to return to the Senate in the immediate future, but plans to return to the floor once he is able.
“As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet. But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you,” he wrote.
He also explained why he’s been quiet about his condition, noting that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older.”
“Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct — I can’t help it,” he wrote.
McConnell noted in his statement that he understands his constituents expect a representative who will be able to work hard for them, and that his health was a contributing factor in his decision to retire at the end of his term.
“You’re right to expect your representatives to work hard for you. And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work,” he wrote. “But I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.”
He said that he intends to work hard to “get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible” and will provide constituents with regular updates on his health.
The message also contained a statement from the Office of the Attending Physician, which provides health care to members of Congress.
“Senator McConnell has experienced several falls throughout the year that have been attributed to his post-polio condition. He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries,” the statement said.
It says that McConnell underwent a “comprehensive evaluation” that found he had broken no bones and suffered no concussions, but had developed pneumonia.
“The remainder of his hospital stay focused on physical therapy and strategies to reduce his risk of future falls. He has been medically cleared to continue fully participating in his intensive physical therapy program,” the statement said.
McConnell’s health update comes less than a day after the nation learned of the unexpected death of fellow Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
Graham’s office announced his death just after 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. The senator died after a “brief and sudden illness.”
Rumors on social media have been circulating about McConnell’s health for a month after media reports began circulating in mid June that medical responders had been dispatched to his home.
McConnell’s statement on Sunday is his first public statement since his fall in June.
