Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell's office says the Kentucky Republicans health is improving but it's still going to be a while before he can come back to work in Congress.
In a long statement Sunday evening, Sen. McConnell cited a battle with polio he experienced as a child that led him to be unsure on his feet last month when he suffered a fall that landed him in a hospital.
It's the first indication in weeks that he's recuperating after the lack of information caused social media to run wild with speculation, including that he had had a heart attack or might have even passed away.
In a prepared statement, the senator said on Sunday, "My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion," McConnell said. "I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages."
He said he's not sure when he'll be able to return to the US Senate.
"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," McConnell said. "But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you."
McConnell's doctor stated, "He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries."
His absence from the Senate, added to Saturday's death of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, drops the Republican majority down by two.