Sun Times Reports: After visiting U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Saturday, a Democratic colleague, Joe Manchin, noted that Kirk was “getting more irritated at being in the hospital” after suffering a stroke last weekend.
Manchin’s conclusion? Kirk’s demeanor “means he’s definitely getting better,” the Democratic senator from West Virginia said.
The visit comes after Kirk survived what was probably the roughest week of his life, when he had an eight-inch-by-four-inch section of his skull removed because of brain swelling after the stroke.
His doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital give him a good chance at recovery, though he may have limited use of his left limbs and some facial paralysis.
Kirk is one of the most bipartisan, moderate Republicans in the Senate and Manchin is one of the most conservative Democrats, and the two have worked together on several initiatives. Manchin left a chair open for Kirk at last week’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama.
