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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsListening now to 45/140. I really do think he has respiratory issues
He often sounds a bit out of breath. A little hint of offing and puffing.
RedWedge
(618 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Of course he has to stick it to Hillary.
Now it's time for our newly-awakened press to tear his ramblings apart.
MineralMan
(151,563 posts)I'm 71, and not obese. I find myself becoming winded more easily than before. I'm turning into an old man. Oh, well.
Donald J. Trump is coming up against his physical limits. Not surprising, I think.
hlthe2b
(114,697 posts)I wonder if anyone else has examined him since the debacle's official start...
MineralMan
(151,563 posts)Lots of men are like that. That "doctor" who wrote that silly report probably doesn't really know Trump's health issues very well. Trump seems to me like someone who only sees a physician when he's afraid something really bad is wrong. Otherwise, he skips it.
JenniferJuniper
(4,576 posts)Because it's marvelous, let me tell you, the most fantastic body ever, bigly.
So yeah, I can see him avoiding doctors who are going to tell him to lose weight, stop eating fast food, take blood pressure meds....
He could end up a self-correcting problem for the nation.
JenniferJuniper
(4,576 posts)about congestive heart failure if COPD isn't likely.
We never did get any medical history on him.
Initech
(109,269 posts)That would be like watching a reality TV show about music for advice on how to be a successful musician.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Phoenix61
(18,889 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)A steady diet of Big Macs and KFC can wreak havoc on an already less-than-stellar physique.
A lot of us old guys make excuses for being flabby and winded, but excuses are all they are.
MFM008
(20,042 posts)Heavier, I could hardly get from the car to the door.
coco22
(1,258 posts)MicaelS
(8,747 posts)This fucked up weather in Texas due to GW, has me and my friends sneezing and coughing.
rug
(82,333 posts)COLGATE4
(14,886 posts)It's a fairly common ailment where the optic nerve becomes crossed with the anal sphincter and the patient develops a shitty outlook on the world.
crazylikafox
(2,942 posts)sammythecat
(3,602 posts)Petals are wilting, a few drop. Even the healthiest 70 yr old is still 70.
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