Former President Bill Clinton appears on camera looking thinner, older, and frighteningly fragile. His voice trembles, but his message cuts through the fear. He talks of sepsis, of pain, of a body that suddenly turned against him. Then he says something no one expected, a vow about time, purpose, and listening to your ow
Speaking directly to the camera, he shifts from patient to elder statesman, turning his scare into a warning. He urges people not to ignore strange symptoms, not to “push through it” when something feels wrong. Health, he insists, is the foundation of any purpose, any contribution, any future. Clinton closes with a quiet promise to “be around for a lot longer,” sounding less like a politician making a statement and more like a survivor choosing the rest of his life.
Former US President Bill Clinton wished his supporters a “happy and healthy holiday season” after being discharged from the hospital.
The former President, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, in the Washington area, on Monday after developing a fever, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña wrote on X, adding that he remained “in good spirits”.
In an update on Tuesday, Ureña said that Clinton had been discharged after being treated for the flu.“He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received,” he wrote. “He sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all.”
Clinton was at home in Washington when he was taken to the hospital, CNN reported previously.The former president was hospitalized with a non-Covid infection that spread to the blood stream in 2021.
Clinton a has history of health scares since leaving office
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Clinton a has history of health scares since leaving office (PA)
He also has a history of cardiac issues, requiring a stent to open an artery in 2010 and a quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2004.
Throughout the fall, Clinton campaigned on behalf of fellow Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris in her ultimately unsuccessful race against Donald Trump.
On the trail, Clinton hammered Trump and made the occasional joke about his own age.
“Two days ago I turned 78 – the oldest man in my family,” Clinton told the Democratic National Convention in August. “And the only personal vanity I want to assert, is that I’m still younger than Donald Trump.”