US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mounting speculation about his health.
The statement included a smiling picture of McConnell with his wife, Elaine Chao, a tacit response to speculation online that he had died or was incapacitated. McConnell held a copy of Sunday’s Washington Post sports section in his hand.
At that age a major fall is lethal. It may not kill right away, but recovery is hard and their bodies just can’t handle it. Even if he is alive I don’t think he will last much longer.
Here’s hoping. My mother-in-law passed away two months after her fall.