Politics & Government
Boughton Undergoes Brain Surgery
The Danbury mayor and likely gubernatorial candidate underwent a delicate brain surgery Tuesday.
DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton's medical team was "very pleased" with the results of a surgery to remove an epidermoid cyst from the eight-term mayor's brain Tuesday. The Team Boughton twitter account announced Tuesday the mayor was doing well and was out of surgery.
.@MayorMark is out of his surgery. His medical team is very pleased with the results of the surgery and are confident in his full recovery.
— Team Boughton (@TeamBoughton) August 8, 2017
.@MayorMark would like to extend his thanks for all of the encouragement and prayers that he has received over the last 48 hours.
— Team Boughton (@TeamBoughton) August 8, 2017
Boughton, a likely candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018, said in a statement Monday that he planned to be back serving the city within a couple of weeks.
"Thank you all so much for the outpouring of support and encouragement," said Boughton in a statement."Together, we will rise to any occasion that is put in front ofus and continue fighting for the City of Danbury and Connecticut's Comeback."
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According to a report from the News Times, the tumor removed from Boughton's brain was the size of a lemon. The epidermoid cyst is rarely cancerous, according to the report.
Image: Jessica Hill/ Associated Press.
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