Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) announced on Monday night that the senator is receiving outpatient care after experiencing a “sudden onset of numbness” in her face and is expected to need “several weeks” of recovery.
Doctors believe that the numbness was likely the result of swelling of a facial nerve that was caused by a post-viral infection, Britt said in a statement. She was admitted to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Ala., and was released, saying that her condition is not considered life-threatening.
“A specialist from UAB has subsequently evaluated me on an outpatient basis and concurred with the prognosis and course of treatment,” Britt said in the statement. “My condition is not life-threatening, and recovery could take several weeks.
“I am grateful for the medical professionals providing excellent care, and my family and I are deeply grateful for your prayers,” she added.
The news came only days after the Senate broke for its month-long August recess, with lawmakers not slated to return to Washington until after Labor Day.
Britt, 41, won her first term in office last year and has largely kept a low profile during her first seven months in the upper chamber. However, she was added to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) leadership team recently.
The junior Alabama senator also sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is set for a busy September as it looks to help avoid a government shutdown and fund the government for Fiscal 2024.
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