Breaking: Sec. of State Hillary Clinton Sent to Hospital with Blood Clot Following Concussion

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

@Reuters: FLASH: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent to hospital with blood clot following concussion: State Department spokesman

Secretary of State Clinton hospitalized with blood clot: spokesman

Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:21pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was sent to the hospital on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month and was being assessed by doctors, a State Department spokesman said.

"In the course of a follow-up exam today, Secretary Clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming from the concussion she sustained several weeks ago," spokesman Philippe Reines said in a statement.

"She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours," Reines said, adding that doctors would continue to assess her condition.

"They will determine if any further action is required," he said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8BU00Z20121231

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. How did that happen?

Hope she's OK.

[DonViejo]

62. Here's a link to a WaPo article...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-admitted-to-hospital-with-blood-clot-following-concussion/2012/12/30/44aeb134-52e6-11e2-abc4-3d33329b6128_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNP_p

[marshall]

82. She fell during a bout with the flu

Hit her head and got a concussion, which seems to have lead to this clot.

[wordpix]

90. I had a stomach virus recently -started when I awoke with the room spinning

and as I got slowly out of bed and into the bathroom, I almost fell over twice. The spinning went away pretty quickly but I had a headache for two days along with the nausea and sick stomach.

[yellowcanine]

142. Not clear the clot is directly related to the concussion.

The article didn't say where the clot was. Could be in a leg from inactivity while recovering from flu/concussion. Or could be it is a result of lowered immunity, poor health in general. In any case, it is clear that Hillary Clinton is not faking anything about being ill and Republicans who suggested otherwise should apologize.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Vibes for her.

Those can be very serious, depending on where they are.......hers may be in her head.

Not good.

Get well, Hillary...

[ffr]

91. My thoughts are for her speedy recovery and that this is just precautionary

Get well SoS Clinton,

[freshwest]

102. Yes, I've lost family and friends to them... Very dangerous.

[Cha]

3. Sending Well Wishes to Hillary

for a full Recovery

[goclark]

104. Sending Loads of Wishes for a Speedy Recovery!

[MADem]

4. More detail here--she's at Presbyterian...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.

Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday. Reines says Clinton is being treated with anti-coagulants.

Clinton was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital so doctors can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours.

Reines says doctors will continue to assess Clinton's condition, "including other issues associated with her concussion."

http://www.wthr.com/story/20470487/hillary-clinton-hospitalized-with-blood-clot

So much for the GOP "she's faking it" theme....

[bluemarkers]

13. "faking it"

that was pretty offensive, wonder if the nutjob wingers will apologize for spreading that hateful mess

(I'm just kidding)

I sincerely hope she's all right though! Head injuries should always be taken seriously.

[Posteritatis]

15. Not that they won't keep claiming that regardless..

I've run into people who claim Inouye was faking the missing arm.

[EileenFB]

20. I was sipping on some coffee when I read your comment

To say the least some of it found a spot on my shirt.

Wow!

[LiberalFighter]

60. They belong locked up in a loony bin.

[Catherine Vincent]

61. Really? Lmao!

[DonViejo]

66. Henceforth, anything and everything having a negative impact...

on the SoS will be blamed on the President; "all a part of Obama's Benghazi scandal."

[Auntie Bush]

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

I'm so sorry to hear this! It's reassuring to know they found it and that she is now in good hands.

[karynnj]

44. That was where Bill Clinton had his heart surgery I think.

Best wishes to Hillary Clinton. Concussions are very very serious.

[question everything]

46. This will not change their mind

since when do Republicans follow facts and reason?

Wishing her a speedy recovery.

She really does need some R&R. Screw the Congressional questions.

[MADem]

67. They never do--they lack taste, class and decorum.

Facts and reason are beyond their skillset, too!

[WinkyDink]

136. Change their what?

[rocktivity]

5. I've been wondering why they didn't send her to the hospital the day she fell

Last edited Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:13 PM - Edit history (1)

if it was believed that it really was a concussion. Unless she's fallen a second time.

They treat football players better than that...


rocktivity

[JI7]

7. i thought they did send her

did they not check up on it or just saw it was because she was dehydrated . but they ddin't check if she got hurt from the fall itself ?

[marshall]

86. I believe this is her first visit to the hospital

Shows the need for healthcare reform.

[MADem]

29. It happened at home--I guess they just "called the doctor."

In hindsight, might have been a good move to truck her over there. Background:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/hillary-clinton-faints-suffers-concussion/

“She has been recovering at home and will continue to be monitored regularly by her doctors,” Deputy Assistant Secretary Philippe Reines said. “At their recommendation, she will continue to work from home next week, staying in regular contact with Department and other officials. She is looking forward to being back in the office soon.”
No ambulance was called and she was not hospitalized, according to a state department official.

[JDPriestly]

118. The blood clot may have formed after she was in the hospital.

She is at an age where people fall easily and then to have the flu on top of it.

I wish her well. This is so difficult.

[darkangel218]

6. Dammit..

I hope is nothing serious. They have amazing meds nowadays, which disolve clots.

[skeewee08]

8. Get well Sec of State Hillary Clinton

Praying for a speedy recovery...

[politicasista]

21. +1 n/t

[Third Doctor]

9. Now the GOP

looks even more inhumane than usual (if possible). They accussed her of faking. I really hope she's okay.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

10. Oh,No!!! Love, thoughts and prayers are with her

Sad news... I hope she is better soon.

[doc03]

11. Faux News has been insinuating she faked her concussion to get

out of the Benghazi hearings. You know the old "Some people are saying Hillary is faking her illness" and "Some people want to see her medical records."

[tavernier]

18. They wouldn't believe it unless she died, God forbid,

and then they would float the rumor that she did herself in to avoid hearings. No sarcasm here... I really mean it. They have done worse.

[MADem]

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

the cellphone, they get all "offended" and whiny about "lack of respect" and things of that nature.

[Ter]

127. Then they would blame Bill

n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

12. NY Times has a link

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/12/30/us/politics/ap-us-clinton.html?_r=0

Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 30, 2012 at 8:07 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.

Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday. Reines says Clinton is being treated with anti-coagulants.

Clinton was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital so doctors can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours.

Reines says doctors will continue to assess Clinton's condition, "including other issues associated with her concussion."

Hope she recovers quickly!

[pnwmom]

16. Thanks, BumRushDaShow. n/t

[caseymoz]

74. Good it was detected in a check up,

and not because it made itself known. When the latter happens you put a hearse on reserve.

Her chances look to be pretty good now. That had to have been one terrible concussion.

[annabanana]

14. yipes..

I REALLY hope this turns out to be no biggie..... I think the Country would profoundly miss this woman.

[boston bean]

22. your post makes me ill.

[Auntie Bush]

30. Hush up!

[MotherPetrie]

31. Having been hospitalized and treated for bloodclots four years ago, I lead

a normal life now. I still take a blood thinner, because my doctor is very cautious, but it affects my life very little.

[DakotaLady]

32. Oh I so hope your prediction is wrong ...

and I'm sending be well thoughts to Hillary.

[Laurian]

35. Could you not find a better time or place to

make such an ugly comment? Unbelievable.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

38. cold, dude. cold and callous.

[MADem]

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

This is one little faint and head knock following a particularly nasty flu strain--it's laid a lot of people quite low.

Hell, Porgie choked on a PRETZEL and managed to stay in the job...

[karynnj]

48. Please consider deleting this - it really is not the time for this

[nolabear]

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

Wounded. Captured. Bet a few others have been dehydrated and woozy too. The concussion's unfortunate but clearly will be fine, and the clot could be either indication of something chronic or a one-off of the concussion. I predict the latter. If she had a disorder it would have shown up before now.

So no, I don't think your argument holds up.

[amandabeech]

132. She probably had an intestinal virus and became dehydrated.

As you know, dehydration can lead to wooziness and falls. I've had problems here in DC in the summer. Nearly fell outside the subway station on my way to work. Can't imagine what it would be like with a virus.

Get well soon, Hillary.

Idiot Republicans.

[ELI BOY 1950]

52. WRONG...THE TEABAGGERS ARE THE ONES WHOH ARE DONE...

[Beacool]

65. You're tearing me up with your empathy.

Who gives a crap right now about 2016?

Why don't you go and screw yourself!!!!!!

[Cerridwen]

68. Well, you can't be accused of being...

Well, you can't be accused of being a "bleeding heart"...anything.

A "bleeding heart" implies compassion.

Looking at the political fallout rather than the human toll pretty much exemplifies a compassion-less view of the world.

Congratulations! You're a dyed in the wool politician!

[Brigid]

71. In the words of Anne Richards to Ann Coulter:

"Oh. hush."

[Hekate]

76. That was an ill-considered and malicious comment.

Give it a rest.

[Zoeisright]

111. Rude, crude, and socially unacceptable.

Christ on a crutch.

[sheshe2]

23. Be well SOS Hillary Clinton!

Healing vibes to you!

[Tab]

24. Is that code for "stroke"?

'cause I think they're the same thing

[CaliforniaPeggy]

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

Depending on where it is.

I hope they can dissolve it without a stroke happening.

[MotherPetrie]

37. They are not necessarily the same thing.

[PSPS]

39. No.

The story says the doctors "discovered" the clot. A stroke is an entirely different thing -- a burst blood vessel in the brain. Those aren't "discovered" until after they occur. I suppose one could "discover" an aneurysm in the brain on something like a CT scan before it burst and became a stroke, but that's not what's going on here.

[Barack_America]

47. No. A clot can cause a stroke too.

A stroke refers to impaired blood flow and oxygenation to the brain, be it from a clot (blood, cholesterol plaque, etc.) or a hemorrhage.

I'm curious where this clot is. If it's in her head, it's fairly serious. Though, given they administering anticoagulants, I suspect the clot is in her leg.

[SunSeeker]

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

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/30/politics/hillary-clinton-hospitalized/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Unfortunately, the anticoagulants can also cause a stroke--the kind of stroke caused by bleeding into the brain as opposed to a blood clot that stops blood flow. My mom had a blood clot in her lung. They put her on massive anticoagulants. Within 24 hours she suffered a bleeding into her brain type stroke. Within 6 weeks, she was gone.

I hope and pray Hillary gets through this. It is a really scary situation.

[eilen]

56. No, she could just have a small subdural hematoma. nt

[kestrel91316]

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

her lower leg for all we know.

[graywarrior]

25. Hope like hell she is ok.

[ileus]

26. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

[Chorophyll]

27. Yikes. Hopefully this can be taken care of.

Good vibes to you, Madame Secretary.

[Stinky The Clown]

33. WaPo just put up the story

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. ~~~~ sending good and healing vibes to our SoS ~~~~

[Auntie Bush]

43. And sending good healing vibes to our next President and our first female President. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

80. works for me!

[gademocrat7]

36. I hope she recovers quickly.

[thelordofhell]

40. Wishes for a speedy recovery to our future President

[dkf]

49. When did she have a concussion? I thought she had a stomach bug?

I hope she is okay.

[ELI BOY 1950]

54. Pay attention

[MelissaB]

70. Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?

[AldoLeopold]

55. She fell not too long ago

Hope she's okay.

[Tx4obama]

72. She contracted the flu, got dehydrated, fell and got a concussion.

The concussion happened a couple weeks ago, early in the month.

[JDPriestly]

122. She had a stomach bug and fell while she had it.

When she fell she suffered a concussion.

I had a fall a few years ago. Falling is quite common for people over 60.

I wish that preventive medicine would spend some time studying how to deal with and prevent falls. It would be worthwhile since broken hips are a big slice of our Medicare costs.

And the quality of life for many older people would be improved so much.

Falling is especially common in the snow and ice and winter flu months.

I wish all the best to Hillary Clinton. She has worked so hard as Secretary of State -- and accomplished so much.

[CreekDog]

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

not credible.

[redstatebluegirl]

50. Best Wishes Secretary Clinton

So much for the repugs saying she was "playing hookey"... She woyld never run from her responsibilities...

[Divine Discontent]

53. sent up a PRAYER for her!

That's scary stuff.

[KoKo]

57. I thought she had Concussion from Fall before Christmas?

Why this news now?

[BumRushDaShow]

64. This is a new condition

a blood clot related to the earlier concussion.

[Hekate]

84. Delayed. Same thing happened to a friend recently

He had a bad fall against a night stand, had a CT scan that showed he was okay, resumed normal activities including piloting his own plane, later showed symptoms, and a new CT scan showed a subdural hematoma. Surgery. Now recovering. Scared the crap out of his wife, as you might imagine.

My prayers for Hillary Clinton's full recovery.

[shanti]

100. same thing happened to my father

except that he died about 8 hours later. had a fall getting out of bed, never really came out of it. there was no autopsy, but i assume that's what happened.

[Hekate]

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

I know when my friend first wrote about her husband's fall, my husband asked how could he do that? I told him that afaik they were traveling and it probably was a strange bedroom in the night. But it could so easily have been just a slip at home.

[CreekDog]

144. oh i don't know maybe the word "hospital"

[Control-Z]

58. Oh, no. What horrible news.

I hope she recovers quickly. Sending my best vibes to her, and to Bill and Chelsea, who must be worried sick.

[Catherine Vincent]

59. Sending good vibes your way, Mrs. Clinton

Be well!

[Beacool]

63. OK, now I'm officially worried sick.

They don't mention the location of the clot. I just asked a friend who has been a nurse for more than 30 years and she said that the clot doesn't necessarily have to be in the brain, that it can appear anywhere in the body.

My thoughts and prayers are with Hillary and also with Bill and Chelsea.

[Tx4obama]

69. Dec 20th: Fox's Evening Shows Mock Hillary Clinton's Concussion

December 20, 2012
Fox's Evening Shows Mock Hillary Clinton's Concussion

Nearly all of Fox News' evening news shows ridiculed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for having to postpone her testimony on the Benghazi attack because of a concussion she suffered after fainting due to dehydration. Their mockery was an attempt to downplay the concussion and suggest Clinton was faking injury to avoid giving testimony, a notion the State Department has called "wild speculation based on no information."

The Washington Post reported on December 15 that Clinton sustained a concussion after she fainted due to dehydration while at home a week prior. After the incident, the State Department explained that Clinton would have to postpone her testimony about the attack on Benghazi due to the concussion.

Following the State Department's announcement, Fox News contributor John Bolton, appearing on On The Record, suggested Clinton was faking "diplomatic illness" to avoid testifying about Benghazi. The State Department's Victoria Nuland lashed out at Bolton for his remarks, labeling them "wild speculation based on no information."

Now Fox News' evening shows have decided to join Bolton in accusing Clinton of faking her condition and make it seem she is trying to avoid giving her testimony. Co-host of Fox News' The Five, Kimberly Guilfoyle, accused Clinton of running "a duck and cover" after suffering the concussion. Co-host Greg Gutfeld went on to ask, "How can she get a concussion when she has been ducking everything related to Benghazi?"

Full post and videos here, including Sean Hannity, Charles Krauthammer, and others: http://mediamatters.org/mobile/blog/2012/12/20/foxs-evening-shows-mock-hillary-clintons-concus/191920

[union_maid]

77. They really are scum

I wonder how it feels to be that...for lack of a better word...evil,all the time.

[NewJeffCT]

79. Some will now claim it's all an elaborate hoax

engineered by Clinton and Obama to justify the concussion.

[NCarolinawoman]

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

[wordpix]

94. these people are the lowest of the low

[tanyev]

139. What is the deal with Kimberly Guilfoyle?

She was married to Gavin Newsom, and now she's turned into this?

[Hekate]

73. Oh shit. Please, good thoughts her way. Prayers for full recovery

This is so scary.

[BlueStreak]

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

[Blasphemer]

75. Get well soon, Hillary!

Concussions are very scary. I'm glad that they've been diligent in treating hers. You can never be too careful where concussions are concerned.

[TwilightGardener]

78. I wish her a speedy recovery.

[spooky3]

81. is there any possibility of organizing a DU flower delivery to the hospital?

[Hissyspit]

89. +1

[Brigid]

92. Hmmm . . .

Maybe someone with a PayPal account could do it. We could collect money that way. Unfortunately, I don't have one.

[spooky3]

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

don't know anything else. Help, DUers!

[Brigid]

96. I'll PM Skinner.

[spooky3]

97. thank you!

[Brigid]

106. Done.

I'll let you know when I get a reply.

[spooky3]

114. thanks!

[spooky3]

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

where to send the flowers?

[blue neen]

130. Your idea is very kind.

Many hospitals these days, however, do not accept flower deliveries. I believe it's because of patient allergies, etc.

Maybe we could all think of another way to let Secretary Clinton know that we are thinking of her.

[Marrah_G]

141. You should check with the hospital first

Might be better to have them sent to her home afterwards.

[spooky3]

147. I have no idea what her home address is.

[rusty fender]

83. At Xmas, my right-wing sister said that she did not believe

that Hillary had a concussion. She said that she was faking it to get out of testifying on Benghazi. I told her that if she got her info about this on Fox News then she was wrong because Fox lies like a dog. She was offended and told me not to criticize her Fox News.

I love my sister, but tonight I hope that she feels awful for believing Fox's crap.

[Hekate]

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

... of this latest development.

[NNguyenMD]

93. Unprovoked blood clots usually call for an evaluation for an underlying malignancy

usually an age appropriate malignancy, like breast or colon cancer. Adenocarcinoma of the lung is also not unusual in non-smoking females as well.

I hope Sec. of State Clinton recovers, and that she moves on from this health scare.

[union_maid]

98. I hope it's nothing like that

I do think she's been trying to tell the world that she hasn't been feeling that great for a while now. However, I'm hoping that there's nothing more serious underlying this. The clot is serious enough.

[AngryOldDem]

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

I think SOS is perhaps the most stressful Cabinet position there is, based on the travel alone, nevermind all the global crises.

[AngryOldDem]

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

[union_maid]

140. I wouldn't know that

It certainly could be. I just mean that I don't think that if her first priority was running in '16 she'd have been saying how tired she is, etc. I guess since I'm just two years younger than she is, what I'm hearing when she says that sort of thing is that she's not feeling up to her life as it is now. I'm just a bookkeeper and I can relate to that. We don't all age the same way. I'm just hoping that she recovers quickly and gets to do whatever she wants for a long time, whether that's running for President or retiring.

[gauguin57]

99. Ewwww! Just looked at Freeper comments about Mrs. Clinton's ailment.

I sure hope they don't have the nerve to call themselves Christians after what they're saying about her.

Ick! I sure hope she's OK, because I want her to kick some right-wing A$$ in 2016!

[Cooley Hurd]

109. I'll bet it looks a lot like DU the past week during GHWB's illness...

[JohnnyLib2]

117. +1

Sadly enough

[gauguin57]

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

You can disagree with someone's whole political philosophy -- you can think them amoral or immoral, and hate their guts, even. But wishing ill healthy upon them when they're in the hospital?
No. We're Democrats. We're better than that!!

[wisteria]

101. I wish Mrs. Clinton a very speedy recovery.

I am sure she has the best care and they will do everything they can to help her.

[patrice]

107. Nevermind. A stomach virus CAN knock you out. nt

[Hamlette]

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

I've had 3, take blood thinners every day, have my blood tested once a month. They hurt like hell but do not require hospitalization now. (In 1996 the treatment was to put you in the hospital for 5-7 days. I was there over Christmas that year. Now you just give yourself shots at home.)

If it is in your lungs, it is more dangerous. If its in your head, they usually say you had a stroke. I'm tempted to think it is in her leg and they are extra cautious. Some people are susceptible to them, others can get them from long plane flights, after surgery, or being inactive, like when recuperating from the flu and a concussion. That's my guess.

[lobodons]

110. The Faking continues

This is just an elaborate ruse to continue her fake concussion. Hillary knew the wall was crumbling around her in her fake concussion story so she had to amp it up a bit. The doctors are in on it too. (as seen on The Free Republic)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

138. Yes, because somehow her concussion and clot help her career

Maybe she's reading Hugo Chavez' playbook, eh?

Or maybe, just maybe, it's possible she has a blood clot.

[JDPriestly]

112. Wishing a speedy recovery to Hillary Clinton.

[get the red out]

113. I am glad they found it!

Thoughts for her recovery! So glad they caught that.

[Shankapotomus]

115. Wishing Hillary a full and speedy recovery.

I hope she is being taken well care of and getting some much needed rest. Stay strong.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

119. Get better soon, Hillary

[applegrove]

120. Vibes to Hillary

[center rising]

123. All those assholes

Who said she was faking this, need to apologize!!

[Botany]

124. fat chance

they have no shame

[davidpdx]

125. I hope she gets better soon

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.

[Mass]

126. Best wishes. I hope she is better very soon.

[sakabatou]

128. To a speedy recovery, Madam Secretary.

[workinclasszero]

129. Get well soon Hillary

My wife and I are praying for your speedy recovery.

The reich wing dogs who accused her of faking her fall can all go F themselves, the lyin dirty bastards!

[Odin2005]

131. OMG! (((GOOD VIBES)))

[AngryOldDem]

133. I was afraid of this.

Sending good vibes.

[funkhowser1]

137. This is serious.

My wife is in medicine and did not react well when I read the NYTimes alert that came across my phone announcing this. Epidural or subdural, hemotomas are not good. She pointed to actress Natasha Richardson who fell while skiing, had a subsequent headache, sent the ambulance away, since it was "nothing" and died shortly after. Wife also lost her mom in this manner in the late '70's. Fell at home, was hospitalized for internal bleeding and they missed the clot. She died a few days prior to Christmas. Wife described a surreal holiday, opening gifts, bought, wrapped and addressed by now deceased mom.

She's very worried, as am I. Not trying to be a downer, just hoping she's receiving the best, state of the art care possible.

Prayers, vibes, positive thoughts, all going to Ms. Clinton.

And, I hope people like John Bolton feel like total asses. He was going totally apoplectic with his bushy mustache, stating nothing was wrong, just diplomatic illness to delay testifying. Ass!

[marshall]

145. I suspect it is worse than we thought

Efforts to downplay the prognosis have only fed the conspiracy theories.

[Sunlei]

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

Love you! get well soon

[McCamy Taylor]

148. They probably couldn't give her blood thinners to prevent a clot because of her head injury.

This should help to remind the public that when you are immobilized or kept in bed because of an illness or surgery, blood clots are a real threat.

[quadrature]

149. every new press release is worse than the last one

fall -->
flu -->
concussion -->
blood clot -->
blood clot inside skull -->
blood thinners -->
???