Governor Kay Ivey Back Home After Minor Procedure

0:00It's April 2, I'm Cory with the story, this is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is back home at the governor's mansion after a quick hospital stay. She got released Thursday from a Montgomery Hospital following a minor procedure on Tuesday. The issue stemmed from some fluid buildup pressing on her lung after weeks of discomfort on her left side. Doctors at Baptist Medical Center South checked her out and drained all the fluid in a short operation. She stayed there just two nights, but kept right on working, staying looped in on legislative sessions, and daily stay business. No one's raising alarms. Her team says 100% of the fluid is gone with zero short or long-term problems expected. Folks close to her note she powered through without missing a beat. This comes after Ivy beat lung cancer back in 2019, getting the all clear the next year. Now at 81, she's wrapping up her 10th and final year in office. The longest stretch any Alabama Governor has served consecutively.

1:00She plans to handle work from the mansion through the weekend and head back to the capital next week, ready to keep staring the ship strong.