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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]no_hypocrisy
(49,197 posts)29. You are discouraged from ingesting food with Vitamin K when you're
on blood thinners, e.g., leafy green vegetables, as they thicken your blood.
I don't think that will be a problem for Trump.
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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