DON'T try to power through it. Because you can't with pneumonia.
It's not an admission of some sort of fatal weakness to take the time needed to recover from something like this.
Too many times in my life I've seen people take pride in not giving in, to soldiering on through, to sacrificing sleep and any sort of personal life to accomplish something. And every single time I've seen it backfire. Health permanently impaired is the commonest result. Second is simply not quite accomplishing what was set out to accomplish. Third was a total collapse of the personal life.
It makes no sense whatsoever to "soldier through" something like this. Even if you're not running for office, you simply need to protect your own health and well being.
And for all the plaudits about how women commonly do this, the references here are invariably to women some thirty years younger, who have a vastly greater ability to recoup and recover from such things. Hillary Clinton is 69 years old, for Christ's sake. She is NOT a young woman, and she does NOT have the recuperative powers of a woman half her age. I am not suggesting she's too old to be running for President (although to be honest I really do have my doubts here) but I'm pointing out that she, her staff, and all those out there who support her need to be realistic about what is actually going on.
She needs some time off. That is NOT an admission of weakness or of failure, but an acknowledgment of reality. It is not a terrible setback to her campaign if she takes a few days off to recuperate.
Indeed, I have little respect for those who claim to "soldier on", to work through an injury, to pretend that they are not like the rest of us mortals. Too often, in the end, those who behave that way wind up far greater impaired than those who understand they must take time off to recover.
So, with all sincere respect, Ms. Clinton, take a few days off. Recover and recuperate. A few days in September will not cost you the election. Honest.
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