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Irish_Dem

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6. We frequently see a bandaid on the back of his hand.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:06 PM

Jul 4

Would this fit your theory?

Perhaps this is one reason he applies so much heavy make-up.
He is covering up how gray and pale he is due to a serious illness.

So you are talking kidney failure.
This fits with his long term drug abuse, cocaine abuse can cause kidney damage.

What is the prognosis? How long does he have to live with this kind of illness.

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I have a theory about the orange slime's health [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 4 OP

No idea, but whatever it is, I wish it would take its toll Ocelot II Jul 4 #1

Something that big would have leaked, IMO. RockRaven Jul 4 #2

People are pretty good at hiding a sick POTUS. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #7

Very true. Hardly anyone outside DC knew that FDR usually used a wheelchair, Ocelot II Jul 4 #9

Reagan's dementia, Bush's severe alcoholism, some issues with VPs that flew under the radar. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #11

And rumor has it that Disaffected Jul 4 #13

Does dialysis involve an IV in the hand? Attilatheblond Jul 4 #3

No, but Jilly_in_VA Jul 5 #15

Thanks for answering my question Attilatheblond Jul 5 #17

I wish it was something life threatening.ik bif Jul 4 #4

Kidney failure Jilly_in_VA Jul 5 #16

Not threatening enough, apparently. RandomNumbers Jul 5 #20

It's certainly a possibility... Hugin Jul 4 #5

We frequently see a bandaid on the back of his hand. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #6

A cousin of mine who really toed the line... Hugin Jul 4 #12

Could be. Mylate FIL was on dialysis. He was so debilitated after treatment, often had to carry him out of the center. Silent Type Jul 4 #8

I don't know or care what it is, I just hope its really agonizingly painful! Enter stage left Jul 4 #10

I HOPE SO. Xoan Jul 4 #14

Maybe RFK jr's worm found a new home. Ping Tung Jul 5 #18

Well, if something's going on, it hasn't affected his ability to wield the signature allegorical oracle Jul 5 #19

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