{"id":7371,"date":"2026-07-27T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7371"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:36:02","slug":"mcconnell-not-yet-medically-cleared-to-leave-rehab-facility-after-fall-led-to-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7371","title":{"rendered":"McConnell not yet medically cleared to leave rehab facility after fall led to hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Sen. Mitch McConnell is not yet medically cleared to leave a rehab facility where he is currently undergoing physical therapy after a fall last month led to a weekslong hospitalization, according to a new statement.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7369\">Millions more Americans may now be eligible for statins. What the new cholesterol guidelines mean<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The senator\u2019s office released a statement that included an update on the 84-year old Kentucky Republican\u2019s condition from the Office of the Attending Physician on Monday, as questions remain over his health and when he will return to the Senate.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cSenator McConnell continues his recovery from a fall at home in June,\u201d the OAP statement said. \u201cSince his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            However, the statement noted that, \u201cHe is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            McConnell said in his own statement, \u201cI\u2019m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors\u2019 orders.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Republican senator said that he will not be able to attend this weekend\u2019s Fancy Farm picnic, a major political gathering in Kentucky.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7359\">US Park Police under Trump embrace high-speed chases. Two people have died<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Earlier this month, McConnell announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital. McConnell said at the time that he had also dealt with a case of pneumonia \u2014 but that he had moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation center to continue regaining his strength.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Office of the Attending Physician said that McConnell\u2019s current regime includes \u201cmultiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls,\u201d adding that \u201c(h)is bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s no place I\u2019d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,\u201d McConnell said in his statement, referring to the Fancy Farm picnic.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAs always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I\u2019m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7349\">Black voters may decide the nation\u2019s biggest Democratic primary. Many are clearly against the more progressive option<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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