Reply #51: And There's Definitive Proof?

[KharmaTrain]

Arafat was 75 or so...and even without poisoning, he lived a hard life that had to have taken its toll. Over the last decade of his life, one could easily see how he was starting to suffer from some kind of cerebral problem...Parkinsons or small strokes. His speech slurred and his movements became labored. Sharon, until this episode always appeared robust...albeit overweight, but far from the weak and fading figure Arafat became in his last years.

I saw my mother deteriorate with strokes over several years...it's painful to watch someone lose control and become a prisoner in their own body. No matter how I feel about Sharon's politics, I wish him and his family comfort and peace.