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Some people have said, after seeing Joe Biden being questioned at length recently , that he looked like he was going to collapse. He cut the interview short and left. And Biden had always been a bit edgy, over-sensitive, restless, and nervous, even when not under the pressure of a debate.
He is known to often raise his voice and yell into a microphone, exhibiting undue anger. Will Jumpy Joe be able to constrain himself, and keep his cool, especially under pressure from 2 irascible, brash guys like Chris Wallace and Donald Trump ?
Biden has a history of severe medical problems, and at his age (will be 78 in November), hopefully, these will not flare up, but voters might be interested to know that background >>
In 1988, Biden suffered two brain aneurysms, one on the right side and one on the left. Each required surgery with high risk of long-term impact on brain functionality. In February 1988, after suffering from several episodes of increasingly severe neck pain, Biden was taken by long-distance ambulance to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and given lifesaving surgery to correct an intracranial berry aneurysm that had begun leaking.[103][104] While recuperating, he suffered a pulmonary embolism, a major complication.[104]
Another operation to repair a second aneurysm, which had caused no symptoms but was at risk of bursting, was performed in May 1988.[104][105] The hospitalization and recovery kept Biden from his duties in the Senate for seven months.[53]
In retrospect, Biden's family came to believe the early end to his presidential campaign had been a blessing in disguise, for had he still been campaigning in 1988, he might well not have stopped to seek medical attention and the condition might have become unsurvivable.[106][107] In 2013, Biden said, "they take a saw and they cut your head off", and "they literally had to take the top of my head off." He also said he was told he would have less than a 50% chance of full recovery.[108]
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I'm going to watch this first debate, but I have the feeling that I'm going to cringe every time the teleprompterless Biden starts talking. and somebody better check to see that he's not wearing one of those very tiny earphones, and being coached on what to say (and NOT say).
He is known to often raise his voice and yell into a microphone, exhibiting undue anger. Will Jumpy Joe be able to constrain himself, and keep his cool, especially under pressure from 2 irascible, brash guys like Chris Wallace and Donald Trump ?
Biden has a history of severe medical problems, and at his age (will be 78 in November), hopefully, these will not flare up, but voters might be interested to know that background >>
In 1988, Biden suffered two brain aneurysms, one on the right side and one on the left. Each required surgery with high risk of long-term impact on brain functionality. In February 1988, after suffering from several episodes of increasingly severe neck pain, Biden was taken by long-distance ambulance to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and given lifesaving surgery to correct an intracranial berry aneurysm that had begun leaking.[103][104] While recuperating, he suffered a pulmonary embolism, a major complication.[104]
Another operation to repair a second aneurysm, which had caused no symptoms but was at risk of bursting, was performed in May 1988.[104][105] The hospitalization and recovery kept Biden from his duties in the Senate for seven months.[53]
In retrospect, Biden's family came to believe the early end to his presidential campaign had been a blessing in disguise, for had he still been campaigning in 1988, he might well not have stopped to seek medical attention and the condition might have become unsurvivable.[106][107] In 2013, Biden said, "they take a saw and they cut your head off", and "they literally had to take the top of my head off." He also said he was told he would have less than a 50% chance of full recovery.[108]
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I'm going to watch this first debate, but I have the feeling that I'm going to cringe every time the teleprompterless Biden starts talking. and somebody better check to see that he's not wearing one of those very tiny earphones, and being coached on what to say (and NOT say).
