Mitch McConnell breaks silence on mystery hospitalization after Graham's death

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., nearly a month after being hospitalized, revealed what actually happened to cause his absence from the Senate. In a lengthy statement released Sunday evening, McConnell attributed his childhood fight with polio to a fall he suffered last month which landed him in the hospital. He was "briefly unconscious," he said in an open letter to Kentuckians , and while recovering was hit with a "mild case of pneumonia." "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." MCCONNELL FACES FRESH CALLS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES Yet, when he will return to the Senate remains a mystery, something that McConnell himself acknowledged. "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." His attending physician noted that McConnell has, "experienced several falls throughout the year that have been attributed to his post-polio condition." MCCONNELL WAS FOUND 'UNCONSCIOUS' IN HOME LAST MONTH AS CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWN "He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries," McConnell’s doctor said. "A comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team determined that he had no fractures, cardiac abnormalities, stroke, tumor, or hemorrhage," his doctor continued. "Early in his hospitalization, he developed pneumonia, which responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment." The latest update on the longtime lawmaker’s health comes after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine on Saturday night. McConnell’s absence, coupled with the shocking death of Graham, leaves the Senate down two crucial votes amid a de…