If you want to look at International people. (don't mean to start a debate
here) The Canadian Prime minister has an obvious(impairment) but his office
has repeatedly denied it. Some years ago the opposition leader attempted
to use it in slander propaganda that leader was not seen as favorable in the
press. The former Quebec Premier became disabled while in office.(amputee)
He acknowledged it but at every public meeting after reaching the podium to
speak, he would give his cane to someone below the podium. (this was done
very openly)Some people in the disabled community felt that he was giving a
message that power and impairment don't go. Another interpretation is that
he had no where to put it. I find podiums very disabling.
Maria
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From: "Nina Slota" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Kennedy's (and other Presidents') Illnesses/Disabilities
> Hi!
> I've wondered about the role and significance of presidential
illnesses/disabilities on both the public and on international
relationships. I think whether they decide to pass, or whether they tell
the American public about their medical procedures means something, but I'm
just not sure what it means, and I'd be interested in feedback.
> Going in order, we have FDR and his polio. I haven't researched
Truman. Throughout his life, Ike had several health problems, including
what was then termed "ileitis," or inflammation of the ileum, which is part
of the intestines. In his biography, he writes that he hadn't found any
safe foods that didn't cause pain at one point or another. (Yet, in my
opinion, most mainstream historians ignore this condition, in favor of his
football injury or his heart attacks.)
> Next, we've got JFK and the recent revelations. (By the way, even
now, it's not uncommon for ulcerative colitis and spastic colitis to get
misdiagnosed.) I haven't researched LBJ, Nixon, or Ford.
> Carter has a TV commercial for funding pancreatic cancer, which runs
in his family. Reagan and his polyps, and then his Alzheimers. I don't
remember if one or both of the Bush, Seniors were diagnosed with Grave's
Disease. I haven't researched Clinton. Bush, Junior, actually signed over
his powers before getting a colonoscopy to check for polyps. Interestingly
enough, the public was told that it was simply a screening procedure that
everyone his age should have done; nothing was said about his possibly
increased risk due to his family history. (It also wasn't pointed out that
because he has good health insurance, he was completely anesthetized,
whereas many insurance plans don't cover total anesthesia.)
> And, all that is without going into how presidential RELATIVES'
illnesses affect society.
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