Dunno.

left my sick spouse for anything less.

Certainly, Chao and McConnell can hire someone to that for him.

Probably hoping like crazy the assignment is over.

n/t

stands to make a mint. And there is room for several versions of it.

The gates of hell are open & awaiting Mitch McConnell's arrival.

would be to head off on some big foreign junket.

Unless she has some sort of “inside insight” that he’s about to move THROUGH Death’s Door. But, shit, come on! Not even then.

If she’s important enough to go on an overseas junket, she’s important enough to ask for a postponement. Or could they come see her, so she can stay close to her ailing husband?

Seriously. And gestures count. Gestures have their own language, when it comes to making a difference.

Nope

What other explanation makes sense? Seriously.
Pathetic.

mcconell may need a heart or kiney.

But it's not just an organ or two that's failing. You'd need that green goo from "Reanimator" at this point.

Usefulness is wearing out. Time to go home.

CPR is not performed because of a heart attack. CPR is started only when no heartbeat is detected -- that is, cardiac arrest. If McConnell went into cardiac arrest, first people on the scene would start CPR. Manual CPR would then be replaced by mechanical CPR using a Lucas device. If an AED is available, it should have been used in conjunction with manual CPR, following the instructions from the AED.

I know this is speculative, but -- if McConnell did undergo CPR, he likely suffered cardiac arrest -- his heart stopped. Outside the hospital, erven with manual and/or automated CPR and an AED, only about 10% of cardiac arrest cases survive and they often suffer permanent disabilities. One of my cousins was lab director at a major southeastern medical system, also volunteered coaching a girls' soccer team. They had a soccer tourney one Saturday; EMS was present. At the end of the day, as he and girls were headed to the parking lot, he collapsed. EMS was on him within two minutes, cardiac arrest, hit him with the AED, restarted his heart. He was out for 4-5 minutes. He recovered but is like a stroke victim --walks only with assistance; feeds himself with a little help; slowly processes conversation, speech is very slurred.

It may be -- and a stress MY BE -- that McConnell did suffer cardiac arrest and was revived. If so, he likely will be in the same or worse condition as my cousin.