Just released statement from HRC's doc: she is being treated for pneumonia

[mcar]

Per CNN, via Twitter. Diagnosed Friday, being treated with antibiotics. Became dehydrated this morning. Rehydrated now and doing fine.

[chillfactor]

1. t-rump is going to

slobber this all over the place about her health and not being fit to be president.

[mcar]

4. He should be shut down fast

At least by a true media. Pneumonia is an illness, not a serious chronic condition. She's being treated and will be fine.

[Persondem]

2. Was just going to post this. You beat me to it.

Link to Twitter post ...

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/775080853026304000/photo/1

[mcar]

5. Thanks

[narnian60]

3. Explains the coughing.

[mcar]

8. Yep

And considering how bad pollen is all over the place, it's not a big mystery why one might develop pneumonia as a result.

[BootinUp]

6. So she has been iron womaning it with pneumonia...figures.

Get well Hillary, we need you.

[mcar]

9. My thoughts exactly!

[tblue37]

70. I taught class with pnreumonia for two weeks and simultaneously ran my home daycare,

until I finally managed a couple of hours free to get to the doctor. (I was in my 40s at the time. Now I am 66.)

It is dangerous to not get pneumonia treated. People can die from it. But if one is under a doctor's care and gets treated in a timely fashion, then it is just an annoyance.

My doctor chewed me out for iron-womaning through it, because that really was dangerous. I had been using DayQuil to suppress my symptoms, so when I deliberately didn't take it the day I went to the doctor, so she could see my symptoms, I was really, really sick.

Nearly 30 years ago my younger sister nearly did die of pneumonia at age 34, because she had 3 young kids and was toughing it out, the way we women do when others depend on us. She assumed she was just unable to get rid of a lingering cold.

Women are always pushing themselves to take care of everything for everybody. Hillary, fortunately, is in a position where she can get excellent care to make sure she is in top condition all the time. I am sure she got to the doctor and got treated with antibiotics as soon as she felt that she was sick rather than just tired.

[kstewart33]

7. That makes sense.

It seemed to me that in the last week, Hillary did not look well. I thought it was fatigue given her relentless schedule of activities. Did anyone else notice this?

So glad to know that she'll be better!

[CajunBlazer]

10. Okay, quit speculating - We now have the facts

[mcar]

12. Indeed

A normal, treatable illness.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. Pneumonia is nothing to ignore or think of as something minor.

She needs to take some time off and get some rest.

People still die from pneumonia, often because they did not take it seriously enough.

[lonestarnot]

13. And the damn shot is enough to kill a horse!

[Pathwalker]

15. especially those who can't afford to see a doctor.

n/t

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

45. At least we can be pretty sure she can afford to

see a doctor. Plus, she ought to be on Medicare at this point, right?

[Ghost Dog]

63. I don't think you quite addressed Pathwalker's point

there.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

68. I don't think I need to, as it was just a knee-jerk sort of statement

I see a lot of here.

And pneumonia doesn't just kill those who don't, won't, or can't afford to go to a doctor. It really is a serious disease.

I heard on NPR a couple of hours ago that she was diagnosed on Friday and told to rest. Ignoring doctors orders isn't such a bright or Presidential thing to do. Really. What is she thinking? What are her advisors thinking?

[In_The_Wind]

21. Indeed! We need Hillary to get well quickly.

[elleng]

26. Right hope she can rest properly.

I understand pneumonia's a common 'last call' in nursing homes, where patients can't/don't walk around.

[maryellen99]

50. My husband was hospitalized for it 2 years ago and was off work a month nt

[Tanuki]

14. Even sick with pneumonia, Hillary rocks!

[mcar]

17. She is amazing

[GWC58]

33. Yep!

😍😘😍

[Iliyah]

18. Young to older have "walking pneumonia", and I did not to long ago.

Felt faint and dizzy at times. I commend HRC for her strength, she met with the victims of 911 and attended the memorial. But alas, the un-caring corporate media with their cronies GOPers and right wingers are some hateful mother**kers.

Can't stand the USA media.

[mcar]

23. She wasn't going to miss this memorial

NYC and 9/11 mean too much to her.

[Hortensis]

55. Yes. I know no one who's working as hard as HRC's

grueling schedule, and that's only what we know about -- not all the meetings and briefings running into the small hours, the fires that have to be dealt with, and so on.

She famously also has a lifelong good-girl habit of always doing her homework and showing up to everything fully prepared. Bet it's very hard for her to push the files and memos aside to choose much-needed rest instead.

Just today I was wondering again what it must be to feel as if the weight of a nation to save it from a President Trump disaster was on her shoulders.

[greatauntoftriplets]

40. My brother-in-law had it earlier in the summer.

He was pretty sick, but it took my sister yelling at him and the doctor agreeing to get him to take it easy for a few days.

[treestar]

58. I got it in college

so yes, it is not related to age.

[Fast Walker 52]

19. thanks-- I was just going to post that

https://twitter.com/RussellSaunder1/status/775082018610810882

[Satch59]

20. Pneumonia is not an ongoing issue...

If Trump jumps on it, he'll look (more) foolish...

I had walking pneumonia this year: cough lasted awhile and energy was down but recovered just fine...

She'll be fine and whatever conspiracy they want to come up go ahead...

[mcar]

22. Exactly

[spooky3]

25. I had it too--took forever to get rid of it

Some days you could not get out of bed--others, you felt fine except for a nasty cough.

[yellowdogintexas]

60. yep and the earlier it is diagnosed, the quicker you come back from it

I have been diagnosed twice with severe bronchitis twice and was wiped out for a week. During the onset before I finally broke down and went to doc in the box, the most complicated thing I could do was watch the Food Channel. My hair hurt! The term "not feeling well" would have been an understatement at that point.

Anyway, it sort of crept up on me. I had been progressively feeling unusually tired which I put down to working overtime. Decided to just veg out all weekend and woke up on Saturday sick as all get out. The doctor said I had a severe bronchitis but the radiologist's report said it was pneumonia.

If this crept up on her like that one did on me, with the schedule she keeps - I am not in the least surprised she felt faint.

I am just glad she is OK, diagnosed and being treated

[kcjohn1]

24. I can't stand the spin on this board

Somehow this is good news as it explains everything?

I wish there was more realistic discussion on events impact on the election. Instead we have every bad and good news being spun the same way.

[mcar]

28. What?

It's not good news, per se, but it does explain what happened today.

This should stop the breathless speculation and concern that has been rampant here today.

I haven't spun anything; I simply posted real news. Sorry you didn't like it. Feel free to post your own realistic discussion.

[vdogg]

29. No one you know has ever had pneumonia?

You really think this is a deal breaker for people when it is a common, treatable, yet albeit serious illness? Thanks for your concern. Perhaps people on this board are just happy that the speculation is over and it's not something more serious.

[kcjohn1]

37. Pneumonia is leading killer among the very young and old

It is very serious illness.

My point was in reference to how some people here are cheering that its just pneumonia and somehow Clinton health as political issue will go away. The fact Clinton campaign put this out now tells you how much they are concerned by this issue. It was calculated decision to put this out there as its better than speculation about her mental/physical health, but just because this might sound better doesn't mean this issue is bad politics.

If she truely is healthy and has no more incidents, I don't think this is going to be major issue. But another collapse during the debate or some public event might be one of the few avenues in which we have Trump presidency.

[joeybee12]

48. Where? In Russia?

My father in his 90's had pneumonia about seven times, always treatable...this was a man with a bad heart and cancer...try your doom and gloom and bad science elsewhere.

[kcjohn1]

69. American Thoracic Society

Pneumonia is the world’s leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, accounting for 15% of all deaths of children under 5 years old. There are 120 million episodes of pneumonia per year in children under 5, over 10% of which (14 million) progress to severe episodes. There was an estimated 935,000 deaths from pneumonia in children under the age of five in 2013.

Older people have higher risk of getting pneumonia, and are more likely to die from it if they do. For US seniors, hospitalization for pneumonia has a greater risk of death compared to any of the other top 10 reasons for hospitalization.

The death rate from pneumonia in the US has had little or no improvement since antibiotics became widespread more than half a century ago. We are not yet winning the battle against pneumonia

[LAS14]

65. Are you talking about "walking pneumonia?" Too much hype here.

[Pathwalker]

67. Uh, I've pneumonia FIVE times, hospitalized twice, not dead yet.

Lots of antibiotics, sleep sitting up, rest until you're stir crazy, plenty of liquids, and she'll be fine. You're way over dramatizing this.

[Satch59]

31. What spin?

She has an illness that she will recover from...it shuts up the conspiracy junk.

Most here are wishing her well...

[pnwmom]

32. It's not bad news. It's highly treatable and then it will be over.

I've had various forms -- bacterial, viral, and walking pneumonia -- several times, and it doesn't affect my life except when I'm in the midst of a bout.

[Ligyron]

39. sometimes I wonder about you John

[BumRushDaShow]

46. A bunch

of sleepers awoke this morning. Pretty amazing. Was on 4 juries today.

[JoePhilly]

51. YUP ... they ...

... disappeared after the death of the indictment fairy ... and now some have come back for a mini-reunion tour.

[BumRushDaShow]

54. !!!!

(sorry I had to post this pic because I am still cracking up about it and that thread )

[RonniePudding]

44. You of course mean more doom and gloom.

Just say what you mean.

[helpisontheway]

52. Well then leave!

Not everyone wants to participate in your gloom and doom...Oh this is so bad for Hillary theory.........

[toddwv]

75. I have to mostly agree with you.

Particularly with the Presidential debates coming up in two weeks this adds fuel to the "Hillary's health is failing." In all likelihoods, she will recover and regain her health. Unfortunately, we're in the crux of the election season and this could be a game changer that could take her off the campaign trail for several weeks during this vitally important period of time.

I do, however, see it as a good thing in regards to answering the reason why she has been having coughing fits.

Personally, I don't think having pneumonia should be a deal changer, after all, we've had several presidents with even more serious conditions. However, the reality is that it could very well erase any gains made by Hillary since the tremendous bump after the conventions.

It's a net loss for her campaign to win the presidency.

[retrowire]

27. ugh this is such a headache

I hope she gets well fast and stays well.

[joshcryer]

34. Tough as nails.

[mcar]

36. She really is!

[joshcryer]

38. She doesn't give up, doesn't give in.

[yellowdogintexas]

61. like the man said at the DNC "She won't stay throwed!!!"

"Did you get that? She Won't Stay Throwed!"

[senseandsensibility]

35. I had pneumonia in my early twenties during my first

year teaching. This often happens young teachers who aren't used to the grind and overdo it mentally and physically. I will say the doctor ordered me to miss work for a week, although I didn't want to.

[KMOD]

53. exactly

[Ligyron]

42. I had pneumonia a few years ago.

They gave me this inhalator that seemed like it had meth in it. Felt great after I would take a hit, but I knew better. If it had to hit it late in the day I couldn't sleep.

My case lasted about a week.

[goldent]

47. Might as well announce it now and get all of the health stuff over with.

[Motley13]

49. this is when we need Liz, Bernie, Obama, Kaine, Biden, O'Malley, Murphy, Shumer

to come out strong.
she will need some rest

She can do some videos from her bed

Get well soon, the country needs you.

[MFM008]

56. There is a diagnosis

as if she had the Flu, my mom just had this not long ago,
2 zip packs and it was gone and she has COPD, shes fine now.
Now we ALL know republicans are DEPLORABLE,
but if the maggot pushes this he brings back speculation about his own health.
Probably why he hasn't died in a twitter storm. Hes older than her,
he takes a statin which is to control high cholesterol,
not to mention the most questionable doctors note in medical history.

[Beartracks]

57. Allergies, post-nasal drip, congestion...

... this can lead to pneumonia, even in the summertime.

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[MoonRiver]

59. I had bronchitis and pneumonia at age 28.

I went on antibiotics and was fully functional after about a week. Docs told me to take it easy, but I didn't, lol. There were clients to counsel and a small child to care for. I'm still kicking, almost 40 years later!

[DemonGoddess]

62. The first time I had walking pneumonia I was sixteen

it's miserable, but recoverable. It takes a huge amount of fortitude to keep working THROUGH the illness.

[YOHABLO]

64. My cynicism gets the best of me. The Right, and Media will embellish on this.

[anamnua]

66. Freeperville has sunk even lower in my estimation.

The hideous gloating there is beneath contempt.

[ellie]

71. I have had walking pneumonia

It is not fun. Get well soon Hillary!

[Cha]

72. Mahalo for this, mcar.. Healing Thoughts for Hillary!

[mcar]

74. Thanks cha!

Amazing she tried to power through, but that's our candidate!

[mainer]

73. plus all those hands to shake and air travel

I have to meet numerous people and fly overseas. Always come home with a bug.