https://www.courant.com/2026/11/06/ct-sen-chris-murphy-discharged-from-the-hospital-after-stroke/
November 6, 2026
U.S. Senator (D-Connecticut) Chris Murphy has been discharged from John Hopkins Hospital following treatment for a stroke, according to information from Murphy’s office. Heading to rehab.
“Thank you for the outpouring of support my family and I have received over the last few days,” Murphy said in a statement.
Murphy said further in his statement that he wanted to be direct about his diagnosis.
“Last Saturday afternoon I felt something was not right with my body and called 911 out of an abundance of caution and I am glad I did,” he said. “I was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of the brain. The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I’ve made so far. In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today.”
Dr Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at John Hopkins Hospital said in a statement that Murphy experienced “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,” he said.
Murphy described the experience as scary for him and his family and that he would appreciate the “continued respect for our privacy.”
“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 said. “I want to extend my deepest thanks to the excellent doctors and staff at Johns Hopkins who have treated me and cared for my family.”
The 53-year-old senator experienced numbness in his arm Saturday afternoon while at his son’s hockey game, according to Allison Herwitt, the senator’s chief of staff in a statement Sunday.
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