What wonderful news! It appears Senator Tim Johnson is recovering at a pace which will allow him to resume his duties in the US Senate.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., absent from the Senate since suffering a brain hemorrhage late last year, is likely to return in September, if not earlier, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.

Reid, D-Nev., said Johnson undergoes physical and speech therapy five days a week and has recovered 90 percent of his speech, although his right side remains weak.

“He and his family and the doctors are trying to decide whether he will come back in September or July, but he’s really doing quite well,” Reid said.

The Johnson family must be elated with this progress. Who would have thought the day he was hospitalized we would read such an encouraging prognosis so soon..continued progress Senator and we will be watching for your return.