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In reply to the discussion: Donald Trump's Health Under Scrutiny: Speculation Grows Amid Recent Public Appearances with Bruises on Hands PHOTOs [View all]niyad
(120,665 posts)21. Seriously, what I noticed in the other pic apparently from that day was
not bruising, but the way that vein was standing out. I don't know how it is for other people, but if my veins were standing out like that, it would mean my blood pessuure was sky high (since usually they are hard to find).
STROKE!!! STROKE!!! STROKE!!!
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Donald Trump's Health Under Scrutiny: Speculation Grows Amid Recent Public Appearances with Bruises on Hands PHOTOs [View all]
Quixote1818
Dec 5
OP
Could be blood thinner. Some medications cause discoloration in the knuckle area. Or he could be...
brush
Dec 5
#13
His cabinet picks make sense: they consistently show who he is. But he has been slipping
MadameButterfly
Dec 6
#23
Eh, there's cemeteries full of better people waiting for Needy Amin to pop his cork...
Hugin
Dec 5
#2
What's the over and under for how long Trump serves before dying or being removed under the 25th Amendment?
TomSlick
Dec 5
#11
What a stunner... none of the other photos from that day in Texas show the "hand bruising"
WarGamer
Dec 5
#12
"Harris was right; no 80-year-old should be President of the USA; it is a very demanding job."
Polybius
Dec 6
#18
This is ridiculous. When you get older, your skin gets thinner. I get bruises all the time on my hands
valleyrogue
Dec 6
#19
veins get ropy looking with age. the skin above is thinner and the veins show up more.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Dec 6
#34
My doctor explained that same fact to me, when I complained about a bruise on my
allegorical oracle
Dec 6
#25
I think secret service adviced him not to play golf after the assassination attempt.
LisaL
Dec 6
#24
My husband mentioned that no one is talking about his obvious dementia anymore. It's probably because he's
Vinca
Dec 6
#39
Old people tend to bruise easily, especially if in poor health. Skin gets thinner as we age, more delicate.
mucholderthandirt
Dec 7
#50
It's a set up. Trump was never actually going to be president. Now we get hints his health is really bad.
mucholderthandirt
Dec 7
#49