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19. OK, thanks, I can see that. My dear old mother who weighed about 110 at 88 years old

Sun May 28, 2017, 07:16 PM

May 2017

had that diagnosis, and was indeed quite impaired in thinking and mobility, but had occasional periods of lucidity. A very different kind of dementia from my father, who had Alzheimer's.

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(Congestive) Heart failure and early-stage dementia [View all] PCIntern May 2017 OP

I don't disagree. hrmjustin May 2017 #1

Donald? Why heart failure. Or not meant literally? Madam45for2923 May 2017 #2

No stamina, apparent shortness of breath during SA arrival speech hlthe2b May 2017 #34

He is under so much psychological stress and criticism he is not use to I bet he is taking drugs Quixote1818 May 2017 #38

i have CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE and i don't have dementia or anything else. trueblue2007 May 2017 #51

No of course not.. TWO separate issues that I think Trump has. Never meant that CHF hlthe2b May 2017 #59

Sure looks that way to me. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #3

He was riding in a golf cart. Demtexan May 2017 #9

EVERYBODY was walking except him. I agree--he looked weak. And he was weak. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #13

What heart? FM123 May 2017 #4

He only has a physical one SHRED May 2017 #8

+1 Jamaal510 May 2017 #57

I agree. MineralMan May 2017 #5

uh...so how long would you give him? leftstreet May 2017 #6

He won't live out 4 years in office. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #32

I wouldn't grieve the loss. N/t Horse with no Name May 2017 #7

I'd be very surprised if anyone here grieved the loss. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #10

It's a safe bet that the Trump spawn will demand the best presidential funeral ever dalton99a May 2017 #53

Hopefully he has DNR orders. roamer65 May 2017 #11

THIS TheDebbieDee May 2017 #28

He has Keep Recuscitating til you're blue in the face JDC May 2017 #61

Either that or untreated syphillis. GoCubsGo May 2017 #12

Agreed! bresue May 2017 #14

Plus all the stress, he has no idea WTF he's doing. ... but then with his dementia and ego, he RKP5637 May 2017 #21

And his adult kids won't tell him Ilsa May 2017 #25

No one will. Demtexan May 2017 #15

What do you mean by heart failure? NT enough May 2017 #16

Put "congestive heart failure" into your google machine and all sorts of wonders will be revealed Stinky The Clown May 2017 #20

It sounds worse than it is LeftInTX May 2017 #41

Has the orange anus had a genuine physical exam lately? Brother Buzz May 2017 #17

Did not other presidents have to have one? Demtexan May 2017 #24

That's why I'm asking Brother Buzz May 2017 #33

I thought it was a yearly thing. Demtexan May 2017 #37

Think he means congestive heart failure marylandblue May 2017 #18

OK, thanks, I can see that. My dear old mother who weighed about 110 at 88 years old enough May 2017 #19

Yes. Thanks. Corrected PCIntern May 2017 #27

... RKP5637 May 2017 #22

I don't think it's early stage Phoenix61 May 2017 #23

I totally agree with the dementia bresue May 2017 #26

well he doesnt drink or smoke...too bad. samnsara May 2017 #29

Probably other addictions. jack69 May 2017 #44

His addiction to greasy foods will probably be his undoing. Initech May 2017 #64

I hope he keels over on top of Pence and smothers him. Ilsa May 2017 #30

With Dementia, Patients Don't Realize Anything is Wrong. bresue May 2017 #31

I think people like Ivanka haven't been around sick or elderly people. Ilsa May 2017 #39

I agree! bresue May 2017 #42

LOL (falling on Pence) - I'm not sure his staff would call a doc though ... n/t moonscape May 2017 #46

Diastolic heart failure and vascular dementia. Barack_America May 2017 #35

Do You Think We Should Tell Anyone? bresue May 2017 #43

I hope he dies soon (of natural causes). n/t Still In Wisconsin May 2017 #36

Well, I am thinking he was born without a heart Quixote1818 May 2017 #40

He certainly has the failure part down pat Generic Brad May 2017 #45

You know, it was stupid when Bill Frist did it re Terry Schaivo. Telediagnosis is still stupid. n/t X_Digger May 2017 #47

During the debatEs Blindingly apparent May 2017 #54

You'd have to be utterly not paying attention PCIntern May 2017 #62

I'm sure Bill Frist thought the same thing. *shrug* X_Digger May 2017 #65

In another thread, I just said that we do NOT... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #48

Send buckets of KFC & Chocolate cake. Historic NY May 2017 #49

And two scoops malaise May 2017 #50

Cake should be beautiful dalton99a May 2017 #52

Oh, of Trump you mean Wabbajack_ May 2017 #55

So did I. Chellee May 2017 #56

I think you're exactly right. Vinca May 2017 #58

his behaviors would certainly suggest those as possibilities DrDan May 2017 #60

DEFINITELY some form of dementia going on here. BigDemVoter May 2017 #63