UPDATED 15:49 PM EST, December 31, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to go back to work in Washington this week, nearly a year after suffering a major stroke.
The 53-year-old Republican's return is good news for fellow stroke patients and medical researchers.
Dr. Elliot Roth, medical director at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's New Patient Recovery Unit, said it's estimated only one-third of stroke patients return to work.
