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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:13 PM Sep 2020

Any Chance Donald Trump Has ALS

A short time ago I was watching the series Jessica Jones. In either the second or third season the character Jeri Hogarth is diagnosed with ALS. Near the end of the third season Hogarth begins to display more symptoms of ALS. In one of the last episodes of the third season Hogarth struggles to pick up a glass of water with one hand. So, she uses two hand to drink out of the glass. The moment I saw that I thought about Donald Trump having to use two hands to drink out of a glass of water. I wondered if maybe Trump has ALS. So, does anyone think Trump has ALS?

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Any Chance Donald Trump Has ALS (Original Post) erpowers Sep 2020 OP
maybe if it stands for "asshole loser shithead" NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #1
No Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #2
No, it's some dementia-- with Parkinson-like symptoms dawg day Sep 2020 #3
Lewy-Body Dementia. It's the worst of both. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2020 #5
Nope. He's just a troll. GreenEyedLefty Sep 2020 #4
Medical diagnosis by TV show?! PJMcK Sep 2020 #6
(Sigh.) forgotmylogin Sep 2020 #7
We should be so lucky nt COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #8
No, Trump's Issues are Dementia along with his Obesity at the age he is at JI7 Sep 2020 #9
ALS being diagnosed in senior citizens is very rare. irisblue Sep 2020 #10
Not anymore. Several people in my husband older sister's home have it. Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #14
no obamanut2012 Sep 2020 #11
Wishful thinking LeftInTX Sep 2020 #12
No. His balance issues would be getting progressively worse Norbert Sep 2020 #13
No. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #15
No, trump's symptoms are too random. He drank water with one hand after catbyte Sep 2020 #16
DU Doctors!! nt USALiberal Sep 2020 #17

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
3. No, it's some dementia-- with Parkinson-like symptoms
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:18 PM
Sep 2020

He's probably taking l-Dopa or some other drugs that perk him up and keep him more stable physically.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
4. Nope. He's just a troll.
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:18 PM
Sep 2020

I think he purposely acts infirm and slurs his words to get people talking about him.

The proof? The tapes of his interviews with Bob Woodward. He is clear headed and knows exactly what he is doing. He is a special kind of psychopath.

Also I am not exactly sure he wants a second term. He is testing his followers and keeps ratcheting up the rhetoric and bizarre behavior. And yet they keep hanging on. I bet he and his cronies are amazed at how stupid they are.

irisblue

(32,950 posts)
10. ALS being diagnosed in senior citizens is very rare.
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:20 AM
Sep 2020

His father died from alzheimers and pneumonia.

Alzheimers is more likely

GoCubsGo

(32,078 posts)
15. No.
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 08:29 AM
Sep 2020

He has cardiovascular disease from not exercising and eating junk food. He is on cholesterol and other medications related to cardiovascular disease. He all but admitted to having a series of mini-strokes. He also swings his right leg when he walks, which is a sign of post-stroke. It's obvious what is his issue, and it is not ALS. I joke that he also has untreated syphilis, but given his promiscuity, I wouldn't be surprised if he actually has that, as well.

catbyte

(34,358 posts)
16. No, trump's symptoms are too random. He drank water with one hand after
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 08:31 AM
Sep 2020

that speech and it wouldn't have happened if he had ALS. My dad died of it, so I know that once your muscles go, that's it. There's no improvement, just steady decline.

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