President Bill Clinton Bypass Surgery

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President Bill Clinton Bypass Surgery
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Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:08pm
President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital to undergo quadruple bypass surgery. Prayers out to his family.

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Registered: 08-05-2004
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:20pm
I heard about that on the news earlier this afternoon. I hope he's okay and the surgery goes well. XOXO.
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Registered: 07-20-2003
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:23pm
Thanks for posting this happy.

I had no idea.

Hopefully everything will go well.

He and his family are in my thoughts.
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Registered: 03-31-2003
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:44pm
Wow... I hope he's okay. The article on Drudge that I read discusses his struggle with his weight, but I thought he looked too thin when he spoke at the Democratic convention. Thoughts & prayers to his family...
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:50pm
He and his loved ones will be in my thoughts. Here's to a swift recovery!

Djie

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Registered: 03-24-2004
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 1:54pm
I just heard!! He will be fine inshallah, and will be in my prayers.
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Registered: 06-17-2004
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 2:09pm

Is he going to under go surgery right away? I just caught a

Renee ~~~

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 2:12pm
Yes, he has been trim for several months at least. When he was on Oprah (around the time his book was released) he said he has been doing the South Beach Diet.
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Registered: 03-24-2004
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 2:17pm




Bill Clinton to Undergo Bypass Surgery

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20040903/ap_on_re_us/bill_clinton_health

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) checked into a Manhattan hospital Friday with chest pains and will soon undergo bypass surgery, his office announced.

An angiogram given to Clinton revealed "significant blockage," said a Democratic official, who had discussed the condition with the former president's staff and spoke on condition of anonymity. It did not appear that Clinton suffered a heart attack, the official said.


Clinton, 58, was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia after undergoing initial testing near his suburban home, his office said. Clinton's wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (news - web sites), and their daughter, Chelsea, were to be with the president in the city, the statement said.


Clinton canceled a two-day joint trip with his wife across upstate New York.


Sen. Clinton made a brief appearance Friday at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, after which she noted that her husband was hospitalized and would need heart surgery, and apologized for leaving right away. "He's in excellent hands," she said.


Dozens of reporters and camera crews were assembled outside the city hospital, which is north of Clinton's Harlem office. Hospital officials had no immediate comment.


There was no word on when the surgery would take place. A source speaking on condition of anonymity said the surgery was not likely to take place Friday, but instead at a later date.


In Little Rock, Ark., Clinton's mother-in-law, Dorothy Rodham, said Clinton had called her to tell her about the situation.


"He sounded wonderful as usual and very upbeat, as he always is," she said. "I just told him how much I love him."


She said she didn't know if he was in the hospital when he called.


Clinton had a cancerous growth removed from his back shortly after leaving office in early 2001. It turned out to be basal cell carcinoma, the most treatable form of skin cancer. In 1996, he had had a precancerous lesion removed from his nose and a year before that had a benign cyst taken off his chest.


Other than that, Clinton has had the normal health problems that often accompany aging — periods of slightly elevated cholesterol and hearing loss — and an appetite for junk food. In 1997, he was fitted with hearing aids. He has also suffered from allergies.


Clinton went to Northern Westchester Hospital on Thursday after suffering "mild chest pain" and shortness of breath, his office said in a statement. He spent the night at his Chappaqua home, but checked into the Manhattan hospital after further tests Friday revealed the medical problem.


"He's going to be fine," Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) said at a rally in Newark, Ohio.


"But every single one of us wants to extend to him our best wishes, our prayers and our thoughts and I want you all to let a cheer out and clap that he can hear all the way to New York," Kerry said to cheers. Clinton had been expected to campaign extensively for Kerry.


In June, a spokesman characterized the ex-president as "doing very well" health-wise. The 42nd president has struggled with a weight problem, but had recently seemed much leaner at public appearances.


During his two terms as president, Clinton was known for his love of fast food. But in January of this year, Clinton said he had gone on "The South Beach Diet" and starting a workout regimen.

Clinton has led an active lifestyle since leaving office. Most recently, he was on the road plugging his memoirs, "My Life."

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Registered: 07-12-2001
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 3:04pm
Just can't stay out of the limelight, can he? ;-)

(Ooops, sorry .... is that a violation of TOS? It is most certainly in poor taste ......)

Bev

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Registered: 04-18-2004
Fri, 09-03-2004 - 3:14pm
Oh my gosh!

Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board

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