Sen. McConnell still not cleared to go back to work as he recovers from fall, doctors say

Sen. Mitch McConnell is recovering from his debilitating fall last month but still has not been cleared to return to work, the congressional physician’s office said Monday, more than six weeks since the Kentucky Republican was last seen in public.

Doctors from the Office of the Attending Physician, or OAP, are meeting with the 84-year-old senator at a rehab facility every day, “discussing all aspects of his rehabilitation care,” the office said in a statement shared by McConnell’s staff in a press release.

The release also included a written statement from McConnell, apologizing for being unable to make it to an annual Kentucky picnic next Saturday.

The update also included a photo of McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, with a caption dated Sunday.

The OAP’s statement said, “Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls.”

The physician’s office noted that McConnell’s childhood experience suffering from polio “continues to be a significant factor in his mobility.”

“He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office,” OAP said.

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