Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, hospitalized after suffering a stroke while attending son’s hockey game

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke while attending his son’s hockey game.

Murphy began experiencing numbness in his arm before being taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring.

His chief of staff says the senator is awake, alert, and responding well to treatment, with doctors encouraged by his progress.

Officials are optimistic about his recovery. See what his team is saying about his condition: