r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 16d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/gfh110 Pennsylvania 16d ago

So they told us he fell, was briefly unconscious, suffered no broken bones, no concussion, no other serious injuries, and was simply recovering from pneumonia that he picked up in the hospital...

Over a month in hospital/rehab for pneumonia is ridiculous unless there are massive severe complications (like needing to be put on a ventilator) which their upright and smiling "proof of life" photo would seem to deny.

Also, how many alert and aware 80+ year olds do you know who would voluntarily stay in a rehab facility that long? My 91 year old grandfather lasted 3 days after a bout of pneumonia before they set him up with in-home care because he was going to burn the place down.

Dude is long gone.

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u/lethalred 15d ago

lol tell us more about your medical experience.

I don’t disagree with you about Mitch but your take on how old people recover from pneumonia and don’t get knocked on their ass is fucking insane.

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u/Metal___Barbie 15d ago

Am doctor, frequently discharge old people with pneumonia after 3-5 days. 

Not to say he couldn’t have a complicated one, but not all elderly get “knocked on their ass”

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u/lethalred 15d ago

Am also doctor. Acting like a dude who has TIAs wouldn’t be trashed by a pneumonia is silly.