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Showing Original Post only (View all)R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain [View all]
Last edited Wed May 8, 2024, 07:57 AM - Edit history (1)
Source: NYT
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While packing for the trip, he said, he received a call from a doctor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who had a different opinion: Mr. Kennedy, he believed, had a dead parasite in his head.
The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died, Mr. Kennedy said in the deposition.
Now an independent presidential candidate, the 70-year-old Mr. Kennedy has portrayed his athleticism and relative youth as an advantage over the two oldest people to ever seek the White House: President Biden, 81, and former President Donald J. Trump, 77. Mr. Kennedy has secured a place on the ballots in Utah, Michigan, Hawaii and, his campaign says, California and Delaware. His intensive efforts to gain access in more states could put him in a position to tip the election.
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About the same time he learned of the parasite, he said, he was also diagnosed with mercury poisoning, most likely from ingesting too much fish containing the dangerous heavy metal, which can cause serious neurological issues.
I have cognitive problems, clearly, he said in the 2012 deposition. I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.
While packing for the trip, he said, he received a call from a doctor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who had a different opinion: Mr. Kennedy, he believed, had a dead parasite in his head.
The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died, Mr. Kennedy said in the deposition.
Now an independent presidential candidate, the 70-year-old Mr. Kennedy has portrayed his athleticism and relative youth as an advantage over the two oldest people to ever seek the White House: President Biden, 81, and former President Donald J. Trump, 77. Mr. Kennedy has secured a place on the ballots in Utah, Michigan, Hawaii and, his campaign says, California and Delaware. His intensive efforts to gain access in more states could put him in a position to tip the election.
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About the same time he learned of the parasite, he said, he was also diagnosed with mercury poisoning, most likely from ingesting too much fish containing the dangerous heavy metal, which can cause serious neurological issues.
I have cognitive problems, clearly, he said in the 2012 deposition. I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU0.XaTI.WiaeCe7CG7u6&smid=tw-share
This may explain some things.
FYI, link is gifted, so no paywall.
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Wow. I'd never even heard of this. No wonder several religions have strictures against
PatrickforB
May 8
#14
It shows they think this country rolls on it's own and that seats have no need for expertise. Momentum ...
marble falls
May 8
#51
It's relevent and important. I'd rec this OP seven or eight times if I could!
marble falls
May 8
#36
Cause he's running for President and brain damage is more important banging porn stars.
marble falls
May 8
#37
It is being brought up now because he claims he is more "Mentally Fit" and "Youthful" than Biden or Trump.
emulatorloo
May 8
#84
So brain damage from parasites and mercury poisoning is too private for anyone to know about. RFK Jr ...
marble falls
May 8
#49
So we should all join in the joke and/or ignore the seriousness of the self reported conditions. I'm just not going ...
marble falls
May 8
#73
Well this is the guy to vote for! He has all the problems that Trump has and then some. But he younger than Biden.
usaf-vet
May 8
#29
Reminds me: the only thing worse than finding a worm in your apple, ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 8
#62
Worm dies after ingesting RFK Jr's toxic anti-vax conspiracy riddled brain.
LetMyPeopleVote
May 8
#105
A Mercury-Poisoned Drug-Addled Worm-Eaten Brain... Just What People Want In A President nt
smb
May 8
#116