Mitch has a serious medical conditions. Lets not make light of it.

[Statistical]

It is well known that when you undergo a soul extraction for political expediency eventually the body breaks down and starts to decompose.

Tots and pears people. Tots and pears.

[The Blue Flower]

1. We'll see what's left after he sheds his skin

Probably not much

[Delarage]

8. I'm thinking Sleestak

[Grasswire2]

2. all I know is that he's a polio survivor

...and the end days for those unfortunate people can be rough.

I don't know anything about the very curious bruising.

[kirkuchiyo]

4. It can be rough?

GOOD.

[unblock]

7. I though post polio effects were mostly muscle-related; his appearance suggests something else

Circulatory or infection maybe.

[lame54]

3. The outer shell can only hide so much

[Siwsan]

5. His hands look awful!

I had a blood draw, on Tuesday and, as usual, I have a good sized hematoma in the crook of my right arm so I get that happens. But from the photos I've seen of his hands, in particular, it look like he's got a case of untreatable frost bite!

[Aristus]

6. Did the phlebotomist have you bend your arm after withdrawing the needle?

If so, don't do that again. Keep your arm straight for a few minutes after the draw and apply direct pressure to the site, to help prevent an antecubital hematoma.

[Siwsan]

11. I honestly don't remember, but I'm guessing not.

This has happened, before. When I was in the Navy I had been put on a diuretic medication that caused me to lose far too much weight (about 25 lbs, and I only weight about 130, to begin with). I was having blood drawn every week or two so they could check on my potassium levels. One time I got a corpsman who was very nervous around women and he blew the draws in BOTH arms. Despite my weight loss, I have VERY good veins for blood draws, which always surprised any of the corpsmen I dealt with. I honestly felt bad for the guy.

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Leprosy!

He is unclean!

Banish him!

[Trailrider1951]

10. OK, I won't make light of it

I just want him to croak, the sooner the better

[dalton99a]

12. Hope the traitor experiences a long, slow and very painful natural death

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Has he put his hand on a bible recently?

I've heard that there can be strange effects ...

[timms139]

14. The huge stack of

Bills he refused to pass fell over on his hands and bruised them.