It’s rather obvious that she’s sporting some sort of brace. What might be the reason for this, and do you suppose it’s temporary or permanent?
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temporary, she won’t need it after she dies.
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As you advance with Parkinsons....you will reach a stage (I’m told) where you have back issues/pains, and a brace is recommended if you are active or trying to stay active. At some point after this life adjustment, you might also get a leg brace (I don’t think she’s reached that stage).
It would be curious if she’d won, and had by the end of the second year...to admit Parkinsons.
At some stage, you will end up on medication...so the typical list of side-effects would be constipation, headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, muscle pain, confusion, delusions, etc.
The thing I think about....what if she’d won, and then came to admit Parkinsons. Because of the medication, you’d have to admit confusion and delusions were possible, and you’d have to resign from office. But I don’t think she would have ever been capable of doing that. And the news media? Would they have even challenged her on the health issue, the medication required, or the stress of the job.
Just to imagine someone doing a 60-hour-a-week routine like the Presidency and then trying to conceal Parkinsons or the drugs necessary....would bring up some Constitutional crisis.
You really don’t need a heavy coat and a scarf to cover a back brace. A light loose covering of some sort would suffice.
she has done little physical work in her life, IIRC she smoked at one time, and that sets her up nicely for osteoporosis.
To keep her upright. No mean feat.