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    Surgeon: Sen. Kirk's condition upgraded to good

    CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors say Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has been upgraded to good condition and is continuing to improve after a major stroke.

    Northwestern Memorial Hospital neurosurgeon Richard Fessler says Kirk is visiting with family. Fessler said Kirk watched the Super Bowl.

    In a Monday statement, Fessler says Kirk will be able to start rehabilitation soon.

    The 52-year-old Republican was in good health when he had a stroke last month.

    Doctors believe a clot developed from a tear in an artery in his neck and lodged in his brain. Surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve pressure and allow the brain to swell. Surgeons also removed two small pieces of brain tissue destroyed by the stroke.

    Fessler has said the stroke will affect movement on the left side of Kirk's body.

     

    18 comments

    • Buddie  •  3 mths ago
      Fantastic news. He's fairly young, so I hope he makes great strides in his recovery. We're pulling for you. I wish people would understand the fine line you draw when it comes to making political folly. I'm an Independent, vote mostly Democrat, he's a Republican, but we're both human beings. He deserves sympathy, good wishes and support.
    • JimBoib  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  3 mths ago
      Here is a guy, a Republican, who is getting the best medical care the taxpayers can afford. Yet he represents a party that wants Americans to die because they want to revoke the efforts to provide health care since they so hate Obama. Hey senator, go ahead and die will you?
    • Rand March  •  Jersey City, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      I don't care for the man's politics, but wish him a speedy recovery
      • JimBoib 3 mths ago
        Why? So he can #$%$ and others in the 99%?
    • kimball  •  Lincoln, Rhode Island  •  3 mths ago
      Get well soon Senator Kirk.
    • theludman  •  3 mths ago
      The people of Illinois are glad to hear this good news! We wish him a continued speedy recovery!
    • Sailor  •  3 mths ago
      God bless this senator....wishes for a speedy recovery in the name of the Lord...
      • JimBoib 3 mths ago
        How about god bless the people who will get sick and die if the Republicans have their way and revoke the improvements we have had in health care under Obama? This guy can go ahead and die for all I care.
      • Sailor 3 mths ago
        Okay, God bless everybody, including you....I am a democrat - but I'm not a hater. I think all of us need to quit inflammatory remarks like those you are making. Obama 2012
    • Waxer  •  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  •  3 mths ago
      Good news.
    • 60sdude  •  3 mths ago
      Matthew 4:23
      Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

      Wow! Sounds so much like what Obama is trying to accomplish with ObamaCare.....
      • Sailor 3 mths ago
        this post is about a very ill republican senator...not your hatred of Obama...politics have no place here...how dare you mock our president that way!
      • William Kirby 3 mths ago
        except Jesus has never been real just made up
      • fitzy 3 mths ago
        Sound like what a good christian would do follow in JESUS foot steps.
    • RobetK  •  Winter Haven, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      THATS GOOD TO HEAR
    • Remember the 60's  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      I moved to Texas 4 years ago from his Congressional district. Senator Kirk is one of the good guys and shame on all of you that made rude comments about a human being. Get well soon and I pray for you and your family.
      • aintnobodysbusiness 3 mths ago
        read Loren's comment right below this - and add a "shame on you" note to his comments too!
    • LArry  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      He is lucky Obama did not sell his seat.
    • my_2_cents_4u  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe Spock can perform a mind meld on CPT Kirk if he becomes conscious to ensure no delusions about becoming a Democrap somehow snuck in while he was in his coma
    • Raccoon City Survivor  •  Boise, Idaho  •  3 mths ago
      oh, so his the republicans body now matches their bills. "half dead" on arrival.
    • Dave  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      This guy can be replaced with another crook.
    • C Lloyd  •  Charlottesville, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      I have been living a lifestyle as recommended by the surgeon general. That kind of worries me now.
    • aintnobodysbusiness  •  3 mths ago
      Best wishes to him and his family for a speedy and full recovery
    • Gary  •  3 mths ago
      Note that the right side of his brain was affected...
    • Loren  •  3 mths ago
      Now send Obama back too Chicago so they can fix the Blury lines in the Alzheimer's in his brain so he can read below the yellow lines.
      (note you find this article below under "Blury lines in Alzheimer's study)
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