County Executive Suffered Stroke Last Week

Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan suffered a stroke caused by pain related to multiple stress fractures, according to a news report Thursday. 

Donovan is "doing very well" according to county officials, and suffered no permanent damage. She was transferred to a rehabilitation program based out of Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y, on Thursday, northjersey.com reported. 

County officials told the news site that the stroke occurred on March 22 and was triggered by a spike in blood pressure. The stroke symptoms were initially masked by pain medication prescribed to the 60-year-old county boss and later discovered by doctors.

Donovan would be undergoing therapy for the stress fractures in her back for two weeks, staffers said.

Donovan is both walking and talking, but limited by pain, one nurse said.

The county exec was initially hospitalized at Hackensack University Medical Center Friday with multiple stress fractures in her back. She turned over her day-to-day governance duties to County Administrator Ed Trawinski while recovering.