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[Korey]

Trump's gonna be president, isn't he.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Did a president die from Pneumonia? That would be some shit if she died as well from it.
"Not saying she should or anything, just the irony that would come from it"

Yah Harrison

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Did a president die from Pneumonia? That would be some shit if she died as well from it.
"Not saying she should or anything, just the irony that would come from it"

Yes... In like the 1800s. There have been one or two medical advancements made since before the Civil War.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Trump's gonna be president, isn't he.

No.

Well at least not because of this.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I'm anxiously awaiting the first person on the right to claim that Hillary is now faking an illness to distract from emails and deplorables.



Someone tell me if I'm late and they've already done it.

 

[LiK]

Clearly a human being cannot be sick.

 

[Fatalah]

For those not familiar with pneumonia:

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/s...d-henson-death-shows-danger-of-pneumonia.html

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Trump's gonna be president, isn't he.

Because Hillary caught pneumonia two months from the election?

Nobody will even remember this happened by next week, let alone by election day

 

[Tristam]

I'm anxiously awaiting the first person on the right to claim that Hillary is now faking an illness to distract from emails and deplorables.



Someone tell me if I'm late and they've already done it.

If you have to ask then you already know the answer.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I'm anxiously awaiting the first person on the right to claim that Hillary is now faking an illness to distract from emails and deplorables.



Someone tell me if I'm late and they've already done it.

the big thing now is claiming the pneumonia diagnosis is just a distraction from her real medical issues.

Because obviously if you're going to lie about having an illness, you use an infection infamous for killing the elderly as a cover, and don't just say she forgot to eat breakfast or something totally mild

 

[catmincer]

I've had pneumonia and it sucks.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

the big thing now is claiming the pneumonia diagnosis is just a distraction from her real medical issues.

Because obviously if you're going to lie about having an illness, you use an infection infamous for killing the elderly as a cover, and don't just say she forgot to eat breakfast or something totally mild

Figures.

 

[entremet]

Trump's gonna be president, isn't he.

I miss your tag lol.

 

[SaviourMK2]

No, it's impossible.

RIP.

Come on...

No she's already dead but good news is she recorded her phonetically to be able to build a cgi version who will campaign via satellite.

Damnit men, I'm a GAFfer not a doctor

It's unlikely she won't recover from it.

If she does, she would be the first.

I was just curious given her age, does it leave permanent damage to the lungs?

 

[bob_arctor]

I was just curious given her age, does it leave permanent damage to the lungs?

My Dad had walking pneumonia last year @ 68. He is fine.

 

[excelsiorlef]

For those not familiar with pneumonia:

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/s...d-henson-death-shows-danger-of-pneumonia.html

Fear mongering at its most disgusting

What Henson had:

The bacterial infection that killed Jim Henson was an especially aggressive type of pneumonia known as streptococcus pneumonia group A

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/17/arts/an-aggressive-infection-abrupt-and-overwhelming.html

What Clinton has:

What is walking pneumonia?
Walking pneumonia is a non-medical term to describe a mild case of pneumonia. It can also be called atypical pneumonia because the disease is different from more serious cases of pneumonia caused by typical bacteria.

http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/walking-pneumonia

Walking pneumonia (First question answer: Pneumonia doesn't walk, but patients with "walking pneumonia" do!) is an imprecise term used to describe a person with symptoms of pneumonia that are "mild" enough to allow people to do daily activities and do not require patient hospitalization; it does not describe the cause of the pneumonia-like symptoms and is often used as a preliminary diagnosis without good evidence (a chest X-ray or other tests) that pneumonia is actually present. The major difference between pneumonia and walking pneumonia are the severity of symptoms, with walking pneumonia having the least severe symptoms in most individuals.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=144364&page=2

Damnit men, I'm a GAFfer not a doctor





I was just curious given her age, does it leave permanent damage to the lungs?

They'll have to remove them.

She'll be connected to an Iron Lung forever now.

She's gonna be fine.

 

[exmachina64]

Damnit men, I'm a GAFfer not a doctor

I was just curious given her age, does it leave permanent damage to the lungs?

Not usually, she has pretty top notch medical care.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Is that not sweating thing real? Google tells me nothing.

 

[Cipher Peon]

I had pneumonia and I refused to see a doctor until the third time I coughed up blood.

Wish Clinton the best in what I hope is a speedy recovery!

 

[Twilight Princess]

I had pneumonia and I refused to see a doctor until the third time I coughed up blood.

Wish Clinton the best in what I hope is a speedy recovery!

Did you die?

 

[excelsiorlef]

I had pneumonia and I refused to see a doctor until the third time I coughed up blood.

Wish Clinton the best in what I hope is a speedy recovery!

How's the WiFi in heaven?

 

[Leona Lewis]

Is that not sweating thing real? Google tells me nothing.

It seems this article has the earliest reference to it.

Pretty sure this dude wishes he had whatever she has:

 

[Monocle]

Did you die?

All people who have "survived" pneumonia eventually die. What does that tell you about Hillary's chances?

 

[Cipher Peon]

Did you die?

Nope, but I thought I was going to!

I can't hope to say "I know how it feels" considering her age and the potential stress of the campaign, but my brush with it gives me a ton of sympathy and hopes headed her way.

How's the WiFi in heaven?

Oh my god, I laughed hysterically reading this.

I can assure you that I'm not dead... even though I probably would have waited later if I wasn't scolded for not going by literally all of my friends.

Is that not sweating thing real? Google tells me nothing.

I don't seem to remember not sweating, but then again my memory of the time is rather hazy. I had a particularly nasty episode where every breath of oxygen felt like I was drinking cologne and no amount of fresh air got the taste and gagging away.

I can't imagine that tied with running a national campaign for the most powerful position in American politics while being criticized for having poor health on 9/11's anniversary. It must be thoroughly awful.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Is that not sweating thing real? Google tells me nothing.

Real as in an actual medical condition? Yeah, it is. Clinton has casually mentioned that she doesn't sweat way before all this, so I'll take her word for it.

Fun Fact: President Clinton has Rosacea. That doesn't leave you at risk for heat stroke or anything though.

 

[Tarkus]

Wasn't as far-fetched as you thought now that we have facts

 

[thelooseteeth]

Has there been any speculation on how this will affect the upcoming debates?

 

[Monocle]

Trump must have promised to let Julian Assange walk free or something...

I get all of my medical advice from Twitter polls.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Had there been any speculation on how this will affect the upcoming debates?

She'll be fit as a fiddle by the time the first one happens. It's several weeks away

 

[Escape Goat]

Wasn't as far-fetched as you thought now that we have facts

Are those the reptile eggs?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Has there been any speculation on how this will affect the upcoming debates?

she has two weeks

unless she takes a major turn for the worst, she will be fine.

 

[NullPointer]

fucking-gross.gif

Wasn't as far-fetched as you thought now that we have facts

*hurls*

 

[Skux]

I'd still vote for a Clinton with pneumonia over a healthy Trump.

 

[diablos991]

Wasn't as far-fetched as you thought now that we have facts

If only the gif included the sip she took afterward.

 

[Tarkus]

If only the gif included the sip she took afterward.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Trump must have promised to let Julian Assange walk free or something...

It makes sense when you consider that Trump and Assange are working for the same guy.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Isn't there some kind of rule against gross out gifs? I avoided the ted cruz crap as much as I could but now I gotta avoid this now?

 

[Azzanadra]

Damn, I am no fan of Hillary but I hope she gets better, and I commend her strength for making it this long on the campaign trail despite the pneumonia.

 

[Leona Lewis]

I'd still vote for a Clinton with pneumonia over a healthy Trump.

Even if the alt-right nuts are more attuned to Hillary's health than her own doctor is, the worst we'll end up with is Tim Kaine.

I'll take it.

 

[Clockwork]

I got pneumonia in 2009 and almost died. I was intubated and in a medically induced coma for a week in the ICU. I was there for an additional week and then spent almost a month recovering at home. I don't think my lungs will ever be the same.

With that being said I don't have any concerns about Hillary's diagnosis. Obviously she isn't as ill as I was.

Note: The above is not typical for someone my age (29 at the time). I was already immunocompromised from having H1N1.

 

[Beaulieu]

Yes... In like the 1800s. There have been one or two medical advancements made since before the Civil War.

you have no idea what you are talking about
I personally know multiple 60+ ppl that died of pneumonia

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Even if the alt-right nuts are more attuned to Hillary's health than her own doctor is, the worst we'll end up with is Tim Kaine.

I'll take it.

Wouldn't even people who dislike Clinton say Kaine is a better option? He seems to get along with everyone he works with and has better favorable ratings.

 

[SugarDaddy]

If you really had it you know how much it can make you collapse. I had it in late December / January too.

Multi lobar pneumonia in both lungs. Thought I had the flu and carried on working for over a week. Kept getting worse, going to the toilet every night felt like I was blind drunk, couldn't walk properly, couldn't think properly. It was fucking horrible. My skin started to go a grey colour, couldn't breath, coughing every minute.

Went to the hospital to be told I had a chest infection. They gave me Antibiotics and told me to rest. Carried on for another week until one morning it took me over an hour to get out of bed, struggled to get downstairs and when I sat down on the couch I had a weird feeling I was going to die if I didn't go hospital. I told my GF that if I went sleep tonight I wouldn't wake up. Bear in mind I'm 24 years old.

Went back to the Hopital, they gave me an x ray. Their exact words were "if you didn't come here today, you probably would have died". Turned out I had sepsis caused by the Pneumonia as well.

This is the x ray. I've posted it on GAF before. The white in the lung is the Pneumonia, whole left (my right) side and half the right.

Long story short. Yes it can make you faint and yes it's deadly.

Question: How is your lung function now?

 

[tearsintherain]

I'm a bit more concerned about the poor judgement showed by the Hillary camp today. Pneumonia doesn't just "sneak up" on a presidential candidate, it would have been obvious for days.

So she and her top decision makers had to decide what to do on 9/11, probably the biggest symbolic day for fear and terrorism. She decides to go ahead with campaigning and faints. Not exactly a great message to send to voters that she is the one who is going to keep them safe.

 

[ghst]

Yes that's why what she has is called walking pneumonia. As in mildest form

she can't walk though. bundled into a van like a bag of potatoes.

tragic scenes.

 

[Monocle]

Why the fuck would anyone make a poll asking random internet people to diagnose somebody they've never met? The news this week are going to be a trash fire. I mean, even more than usual.

You should ask Twitter whether it's a good idea to ask
Twitter what's up with Hillary.

Where's the next picture???

 

[NullPointer]

Man i sure missed a lot today. Apparently it is bad optics to get pneumonia? God it must suck to run for president.

I remember McCain's age and health being an issue back in '08 too, even before his Palin pick turned those worries into nightmare territory.

I don't remember him collapsing though.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I'm a bit more concerned about the poor judgement showed by the Hillary camp today. Pneumonia doesn't just "sneak up" on a presidential candidate, it would have been obvious for days.

So she and her top decision makers had to decide what to do on 9/11, probably the biggest symbolic day for fear and terrorism. She decides to go ahead with campaigning and faints. Not exactly a great message to send to voters that she is the one who is going to keep them safe.

She's been diagnosed for days. She wanted to go the 9/11 event because 9/11 is an important part of her political history.

She also wasn't campaigning, she was attending a memorial service.

 

[Particle Physicist]

For those not familiar with pneumonia:

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/s...d-henson-death-shows-danger-of-pneumonia.html

He died of Toxic Shock from untreated Streptococcus pneumoniae. Same thing clearly.

 

[Tarkus]

Yes that's why what she has is called walking pneumonia. As in mildest form

"Walking pneumonia" refers to its insidious onset rather than its severity. Stahp