Former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson is “doing really well” following treatment for a minor stroke and is expected to return to his Cody home on Saturday, according to his son Colin Simpson.
“He wants to get out of there now,” Colin Simpson said. “Saturday looks like the day.”
The former senator suffered a minor stroke Monday and underwent surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Denver on Tuesday.
Colin Simpson said his father will need some speech therapy and will have in-home care for a brief period while he recovers.
Simpson served as Wyoming’s U.S. Senator for three terms beginning with his election in 1978. Since retiring from the Senate in 1998, the 89-year-old Simpson has been active with a number of organizations, including the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in 2010.
