Meghan McCain provided an update on her mother Cindy’s health, weeks after she suffered what her daughter described as a ‘mild stroke.’
‘She has now flown back to Arizona with my brother Jimmy and is recovering very well, is currently still in the hospital but will be leaving soon,’ the 40-year-old media personality said Tuesday.
Meghan, the eldest daughter of Cindy and late Arizona Sen. John McCain, said that her mother, 71, was ‘cognitively completely fine’ following the medical scare.
Meghan, who is currently expecting her third child, said her mother ‘talks just normal, like … she always has and [has been] texting,’ adding, ‘I’ve talked to her many times and to my family.’
Meghan said on her Citizen McCain podcast of her mother’s health: ‘She has some physical things that have happened as a result of the stroke.
‘But … all things considered, it is mild, as the doctor said, and not intense, but still scary nonetheless.’
Meghan McCain, 40, on Tuesday provided an update on her mother Cindy’s health, weeks after she suffered what her daughter described as a ‘mild stroke’
Cindy, 71, pictured in Arizona in 2023, was ‘cognitively completely fine’ following the stroke
Meghan added that her mother remained hospitalized and dealing with the aftermath of the stroke, but the most essential needs had been met.
‘I’m not going to tell you she’s fine and everything’s amazing, but like I said, thank God, [she’s] cognitively completely fine,’ she said.
Meghan added, ‘She has some physical things that have happened as a result of the stroke, but she is – all things considered – it is mild, as the doctor said, and not intense, but still scary nonetheless – but she is OK.’
Meghan said that she had intentionally taken a guarded stance towards revealing too much publicly early on.
Meghan explained that she and her family sought to make sure all the details they were getting were accurate before sharing it with the public.
‘I didn’t talk about it on my social media because my brothers and my family and I were trying to, you know, figure out what was going on,’ Meghan said.
Meghan is currently in the seventh month of her pregnancy; she and husband Ben Domenech, 43, are parents to daughters Liberty Sage, four, and Clover Jade, two.
Meghan said that her mother’s medical incident happened while she was in Rome working for the U.N.’s World Food Program.
Cindy McCain and Meghan McCain pictured at the TIME 100 Gala in NYC in 2023
Meghan, pictured alongside ex-U.S. President Joe Biden, is a former co-host on The View
Meghan said that it was unsafe for her pregnancy to travel to Arizona, but she was going to confer with medical professionals soon, just in case
Meghan said that it was unsafe for her pregnancy to travel to Arizona, but she was going to confer with medical professionals soon, just in case.
‘I am not allowed to fly that far yet,’ Meghan said. ‘I am actually going to my doctor tomorrow to see if I can get clearance to fly.’
Meghan said she was ‘glad’ her mother was ‘in Arizona with [her] family.’
Following the stroke, the U.N.’s World Food Program issued a statement saying that Cindy, who is serving as executive director, was ‘expected to make a full recovery.’
Cindy was gracious toward medical staff in a statement she put out through the organization, which said that she was going to take between 4 to 6 weeks to fully recover.
‘I want to thank the medical staff in Italy for the excellent treatment I received,’ Cindy said. ‘My recovery is progressing well thanks to their outstanding care. I look forward to continuing my recuperation at home in Arizona with my family.’
