ST. LOUIS (AP) – The husband of Sen. Claire McCaskill remains hospitalized in St. Louis, but the Democratic senator says on Twitter that he is showing signs of improvement.

Developer Joseph Shepard is hospitalized in an intensive care unit. McCaskill on Monday posted that he has “a very big heart but right now not working very well.”

 

Watching my husband’s heart in his room in ICU. Working better today. ☺️ pic.twitter.com/vX23JqryMQ

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) October 31, 2017

 

 

In a Twitter posting Tuesday, McCaskill wrote that Shepard was still “in ICU but better.” Another tweet showed a brief video of his heart monitor and read, “Watching my husband’s heart in his room in ICU. Working better today.”

A spokeswoman for McCaskill says she has no additional information about Shepard’s condition beyond what the senator posted.

McCaskill and Shepard have been married since 2002. They have a home in suburban St. Louis.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The husband of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is in a hospital intensive care unit.

My husband has a very big heart but right now not working very well. Currently in ICU. Thanks for your prayers in advance.

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) October 30, 2017

McCaskill said Monday on Twitter that Joseph Shepard “has a very big heart but right now not working very well. Currently in ICU. Thanks for your prayers in advance.”

She did not offer any additional information, including where he is hospitalized, and a message seeking comment from McCaskill’s office was not immediately returned.

McCaskill and Shepard, a millionaire developer, have been married since 2002. The couple has a home in suburban St. Louis and a condominium in Washington.