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davidpdx

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125. I hope she gets better soon

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:50 PM

Dec 2012

Obama needs to get Kerry confirmed ASAP so Clinton can have the time off to recover.

I also hope this starts blunting the talk that started the day after the election that she would (or should) run. Her husband found out in 2004 how important maintaining his health was. Secretary Clinton needs to do the same.

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Breaking: Sec. of State Hillary Clinton Sent to Hospital with Blood Clot Following Concussion [View all] Hissyspit Dec 2012 OP

How did that happen? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #1

Here's a link to a WaPo article... DonViejo Dec 2012 #62

She fell during a bout with the flu marshall Dec 2012 #82

I had a stomach virus recently -started when I awoke with the room spinning wordpix Dec 2012 #90

Not clear the clot is directly related to the concussion. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #142

Vibes for her. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #2

My thoughts are for her speedy recovery and that this is just precautionary ffr Dec 2012 #91

Yes, I've lost family and friends to them... Very dangerous. freshwest Dec 2012 #102

Sending Well Wishes to Hillary Cha Dec 2012 #3

Sending Loads of Wishes for a Speedy Recovery! goclark Dec 2012 #104

More detail here--she's at Presbyterian... MADem Dec 2012 #4

"faking it" bluemarkers Dec 2012 #13

Not that they won't keep claiming that regardless.. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #15

I was sipping on some coffee when I read your comment EileenFB Dec 2012 #20

They belong locked up in a loony bin. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #60

Really? Lmao! Catherine Vincent Dec 2012 #61

Henceforth, anything and everything having a negative impact... DonViejo Dec 2012 #66

Guess she won't be needing those medical reports to send to Rush. This should shut them up! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #19

That was where Bill Clinton had his heart surgery I think. karynnj Dec 2012 #44

This will not change their mind question everything Dec 2012 #46

They never do--they lack taste, class and decorum. MADem Dec 2012 #67

Change their what? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #136

I've been wondering why they didn't send her to the hospital the day she fell rocktivity Dec 2012 #5

i thought they did send her JI7 Dec 2012 #7

I believe this is her first visit to the hospital marshall Dec 2012 #86

It happened at home--I guess they just "called the doctor." MADem Dec 2012 #29

The blood clot may have formed after she was in the hospital. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #118

Dammit.. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #6

Get well Sec of State Hillary Clinton skeewee08 Dec 2012 #8

+1 n/t politicasista Dec 2012 #21

Now the GOP Third Doctor Dec 2012 #9

Oh,No!!! Love, thoughts and prayers are with her DianaForRussFeingold Dec 2012 #10

Faux News has been insinuating she faked her concussion to get doc03 Dec 2012 #11

They wouldn't believe it unless she died, God forbid, tavernier Dec 2012 #18

However, if you even make a joke about Ken Lay suntanning in Fiji and talking to his pal Porgy on MADem Dec 2012 #41

Then they would blame Bill Ter Dec 2012 #127

NY Times has a link BumRushDaShow Dec 2012 #12

Thanks, BumRushDaShow. n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #16

Good it was detected in a check up, caseymoz Dec 2012 #74

yipes.. annabanana Dec 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author onehandle Dec 2012 #17

your post makes me ill. boston bean Dec 2012 #22

Hush up! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #30

Having been hospitalized and treated for bloodclots four years ago, I lead MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #31

Oh I so hope your prediction is wrong ... DakotaLady Dec 2012 #32

Could you not find a better time or place to Laurian Dec 2012 #35

cold, dude. cold and callous. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #38

George W. Bush regularly injured his brain with copious amounts of booze and coke. MADem Dec 2012 #45

Please consider deleting this - it really is not the time for this karynnj Dec 2012 #48

Oh yeah? Lets quite a few old soldiers out if that's a disqualifier. nolabear Dec 2012 #51

She probably had an intestinal virus and became dehydrated. amandabeech Dec 2012 #132

WRONG...THE TEABAGGERS ARE THE ONES WHOH ARE DONE... ELI BOY 1950 Dec 2012 #52

You're tearing me up with your empathy. Beacool Dec 2012 #65

Well, you can't be accused of being... Cerridwen Dec 2012 #68

In the words of Anne Richards to Ann Coulter: Brigid Dec 2012 #71

That was an ill-considered and malicious comment. Hekate Dec 2012 #76

Rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #111

Be well SOS Hillary Clinton! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #23

Is that code for "stroke"? Tab Dec 2012 #24

No, it's not code for a stroke. It can lead to one, though... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #28

They are not necessarily the same thing. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #37

No. PSPS Dec 2012 #39

No. A clot can cause a stroke too. Barack_America Dec 2012 #47

No, but it could cause a stroke, that's why they're pumping her with anticoagulants. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #42

No, she could just have a small subdural hematoma. nt eilen Dec 2012 #56

OFFS, we don't even know WHERE the clot is. It could be in kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #85

Hope like hell she is ok. graywarrior Dec 2012 #25

Wishing her a speedy recovery. ileus Dec 2012 #26

Yikes. Hopefully this can be taken care of. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #27

WaPo just put up the story Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #33

~~~~ sending good and healing vibes to our SoS ~~~~ Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #34

And sending good healing vibes to our next President and our first female President. nt Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #43

works for me! Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #80

I hope she recovers quickly. gademocrat7 Dec 2012 #36

Wishes for a speedy recovery to our future President thelordofhell Dec 2012 #40

When did she have a concussion? I thought she had a stomach bug? dkf Dec 2012 #49

Pay attention ELI BOY 1950 Dec 2012 #54

Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today? MelissaB Dec 2012 #70

She fell not too long ago AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #55

She contracted the flu, got dehydrated, fell and got a concussion. Tx4obama Dec 2012 #72

She had a stomach bug and fell while she had it. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #122

you've been posting on Libya, Rice and Kerry for weeks/months and don't know? CreekDog Dec 2012 #143

Best Wishes Secretary Clinton redstatebluegirl Dec 2012 #50

sent up a PRAYER for her! Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #53

I thought she had Concussion from Fall before Christmas? KoKo Dec 2012 #57

This is a new condition BumRushDaShow Dec 2012 #64

Delayed. Same thing happened to a friend recently Hekate Dec 2012 #84

same thing happened to my father shanti Dec 2012 #100

I'm so sorry for your loss. Falls are freaky; this could happen to anyone Hekate Dec 2012 #105

oh i don't know maybe the word "hospital" CreekDog Dec 2012 #144

Oh, no. What horrible news. Control-Z Dec 2012 #58

Sending good vibes your way, Mrs. Clinton Catherine Vincent Dec 2012 #59

OK, now I'm officially worried sick. Beacool Dec 2012 #63

Dec 20th: Fox's Evening Shows Mock Hillary Clinton's Concussion Tx4obama Dec 2012 #69

They really are scum union_maid Dec 2012 #77

Some will now claim it's all an elaborate hoax NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #79

They really need to crawl back under their rocks and sink into the slime. NCarolinawoman Dec 2012 #88

these people are the lowest of the low wordpix Dec 2012 #94

What is the deal with Kimberly Guilfoyle? tanyev Dec 2012 #139

Oh shit. Please, good thoughts her way. Prayers for full recovery Hekate Dec 2012 #73

Sounds very similar to a stroke. It sounds treatable. I'm glad they got here in there. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #103

Get well soon, Hillary! Blasphemer Dec 2012 #75

I wish her a speedy recovery. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #78

is there any possibility of organizing a DU flower delivery to the hospital? spooky3 Dec 2012 #81

+1 Hissyspit Dec 2012 #89

Hmmm . . . Brigid Dec 2012 #92

I have an account but I don't know how to organize a drive - I know we have to get Skinner's OK but spooky3 Dec 2012 #95

I'll PM Skinner. Brigid Dec 2012 #96

thank you! spooky3 Dec 2012 #97

Done. Brigid Dec 2012 #106

thanks! spooky3 Dec 2012 #114

I see on the NY Pres hospital sites that they have 5 locations--would anyone know how to determine spooky3 Dec 2012 #116

Your idea is very kind. blue neen Dec 2012 #130

You should check with the hospital first Marrah_G Dec 2012 #141

I have no idea what her home address is. spooky3 Dec 2012 #147

At Xmas, my right-wing sister said that she did not believe rusty fender Dec 2012 #83

If she only watches Fox, you may have to be the one to inform her... Hekate Dec 2012 #87

Unprovoked blood clots usually call for an evaluation for an underlying malignancy NNguyenMD Dec 2012 #93

I hope it's nothing like that union_maid Dec 2012 #98

She's probably been exhausted, which led to her getting the flu in the first place. AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #135

So you're saying you don't think the fall was a direct cause of this? n/t AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #134

I wouldn't know that union_maid Dec 2012 #140

Ewwww! Just looked at Freeper comments about Mrs. Clinton's ailment. gauguin57 Dec 2012 #99

I'll bet it looks a lot like DU the past week during GHWB's illness... Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #109

+1 JohnnyLib2 Dec 2012 #117

Really? Yikes ... I wasn't online during his illness ... I was hoping people were behaving. gauguin57 Dec 2012 #121

I wish Mrs. Clinton a very speedy recovery. wisteria Dec 2012 #101

Nevermind. A stomach virus CAN knock you out. nt patrice Dec 2012 #107

Most clots are in the leg, below the knee. Easily treated, not life threatening or limiting. Hamlette Dec 2012 #108

The Faking continues lobodons Dec 2012 #110

Yes, because somehow her concussion and clot help her career JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #138

Wishing a speedy recovery to Hillary Clinton. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #112

I am glad they found it! get the red out Dec 2012 #113

Wishing Hillary a full and speedy recovery. Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #115

Get better soon, Hillary Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #119

Vibes to Hillary applegrove Dec 2012 #120

All those assholes center rising Dec 2012 #123

fat chance Botany Dec 2012 #124

I hope she gets better soon davidpdx Dec 2012 #125

Best wishes. I hope she is better very soon. Mass Dec 2012 #126

To a speedy recovery, Madam Secretary. sakabatou Dec 2012 #128

Get well soon Hillary workinclasszero Dec 2012 #129

OMG! (((GOOD VIBES))) Odin2005 Dec 2012 #131

I was afraid of this. AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #133

This is serious. funkhowser1 Dec 2012 #137

I suspect it is worse than we thought marshall Dec 2012 #145

Wish she was in the hospital monitered close, after that trauma. Feel better soon Mrs. Clinton! Sunlei Dec 2012 #146

They probably couldn't give her blood thinners to prevent a clot because of her head injury. McCamy Taylor Dec 2012 #148

every new press release is worse than the last one quadrature Dec 2012 #149