Sick Clinton cancels appointments

[Beacool]

Mon May 4, 11:47 am ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton canceled her appointments Monday laid low by her allergies, an official said, stressing she was not suffering from swine flu.

"She does not have the flu, just a bit under the weather," said State Department spokesman Robert Wood. "She will be back tomorrow. She is suffering from allergies."

Clinton had been due to meet with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt as well as his Armenian counterpart Edouard Nalbandian. Both meetings have been rescheduled for Tuesday.

The US top diplomat traveled to Mexico, the epicenter of the swine flu outbreak, in late March. And the White House said last week that one member of a delegation which accompanied President Barack Obama to Mexico last month had caught the A(H1N1) virus, but had recovered.

According to official US figures, there are 226 confirmed cases of swine flu across more than half of the nation's 50 states.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090504/pl_afp/usdiplomacyclinton_20090504154803

I hope that she's alright.

:(

[Dappleganger]

1. They are really affecting us too.

Oldest ds is miserable despite all of his meds and weekly shots.

[Beacool]

8. True, they are pretty bad already.

The other day I drove with the windows down because it was such a nice night and by the time I got home I wanted to scratch my eyes out, they itched that much.

:7

[hfojvt]

61. I started taking a spoonful of honey every day in February

and it has not been a bad allergy season for me at all. Some sneezing and stuffiness, but no real eye trouble. I still wonder when the allergy season ends though, because I am almost out of honey. Probably I should just buy another pound and keep taking it all year. It's certainly not unpleasant medicine. It has to be local honey, but my grocer has that.

[Beacool]

67. Honey?

Thanks for the advice. I'll have to try it.

:hi:

[hfojvt]

71. it's worth a shot anyway

and there is some scientific reasoning. The local honey contains the same allergens as the pollen we react to. I try to start before allergy season, because once I start rubbing on my eyes, it is all over.

[Beacool]

74. So, it has to be local.

OK, I have to look and see what I have at home. I don't think that it's local. it may be time to go to the farmer's market. LOL!!

:)

[juajen]

80. I have tried honey before, but it wasn't effective for me.

I do swear by Zyrtec though. I take it at night because it tends to make me sleepy. It is a 24 hr. pill, so it lasts until the next night. This season has been wonderful for me. BTW, I get it at Sam's (we do not have a Cosco) and it is very reasonably priced.

[Beacool]

84. Thanks!!

I only get allergies on occasion, so I don't want to take something regularly. Although I'm a member of Sam's too and I will take a look at it just in case. Thanks for the advice.

:hi:

[graywarrior]

2. Allergies are on the march up here in NH

[Beacool]

10. They are pretty bad over here too.

It's a cacophony of sneezes at the office. LOL!!

:D

[CTyankee]

3. Uh, oh. I never heard she had allergies.

With all that travel I'm sure you can pick lots of bugs, not necessarily swine flu, tho.

It sounds a little strange to me, but what do I know?

:shrug:

[Beacool]

4. Hillary is a very healthy person.

Bill is the one who is racked with allergies. It's unusual for her to be sick.

:(

[joeybee12]

12. I never had allergies all my life, but now that I'm a "little older", I can

be susceptible when there's a lot of pollen in the air.

[Beacool]

16. Maybe that's it.

Bill was well known for his allergies and he would be miserable sometimes. His eyes would be red and puffy, and his voice would be hoarse. He also suffers from rosacea and it's gotten worse over the years. Sometimes his nose gets as swollen as that of WC Fields. But Hil is seldom sick.

;)

[joeybee12]

19. Yeah, lots of stuff doesn't bother you when you're young, but now..

...well...

[Samantha]

15. Washington, D.C. is built on a swamp

Allergies are very common here.

Sam

[Beacool]

17. You're from DC?

You got crappy climate, too humid. Not that Jersey is much better........

:7

[Samantha]

32. I live in College Park -- just a few miles outside of DC

I worked downtown for a number of years. And yes, it is pretty humid here.

Sam

[Beacool]

33. Particularly in summer...............

;(

[quiller4]

85. I remember reading about her allergies about this time last year.

She started losing her voice during speeches and remarked about her allergies and allergy shots.

[goclark]

86. I've been taking allergy shots for 3 years

My symtoms have reduced by 95%.

At first I didn't believe they would work because I suffered so much every year.

But ~ something must be working because I rarely have a problem now.

[Adelante]

5. She would have been sick already well before now

Don't worry.

[Beacool]

7. Ok, it's just that I can't even remember the last time

that she canceled appointments due to illness.

[damntexdem]

6. What, no NAFTA Flu?

What with her history with NAFTA, it seems like it would be her responsibility to catch it.

[Beacool]

9. What the HELL are you talking about???

Geez.........

x(

[snowdays]

28. some folks never grow up and mature.

[Beacool]

35. Indeed..........

:eyes:

[Captain Hilts]

11. I know Bubba's got a MAJOR allergy problem. Didn't know about her. You could tell

when he was miserable just by looking at him with his eyes swollen, watery and mouth-breathing.

FDR was also a major sufferer and was a mouth-breather for that reason. It's also the reason the White House wasn't air-conditioned and didn't get painted very often - he couldn't stand the effect of either on his sinuses.

[Beacool]

13. Yes, Bill is the one who always had bad allergies.

I don't recall Hillary having allergies.

I didn't know that FDR suffered from them too. How did smoking a cigar help?

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

30. He smoked cigarettes. Churchill was the cigar man.

Everybody smokin'...

[Beacool]

34. You're right.

How could I forget the pics of him with the cigarette and Churchill with his eternal cigars.

:-)

[MoonRiver]

14. Speedy recovery Secretary Clinton!

Sending good vibes your way! :loveya:

[PopSixSquish]

18. I Hope She Feels Better

All that travel probably doesn't help. I sometimes think all of the Administration needs a 3-day weekend in the Bahamas....

[Jennicut]

24. That just gave me the funniest picture in my mind

Of Tim G. and Larry Summers playing beach volleyball. LOL

[SemiCharmedQuark]

20. I hope shes ok. I imagine the stress from the job doesn't help.

[Beacool]

21. Maybe the stress contributed to it.

I know that I get sick usually when I'm under too much stress, otherwise I'm fairly healthy. Stress does something to the immune system.

:(

[CTyankee]

22. Geez, I go to Europe every year just for fun and I come back and need bedrest.

And I'm only a few years older than she is.

I don't know how she does it. It must help that she travels on a plane not filled with people and their viruses. I came down with a bad virus from a person on my trip over to northern Italy last spring. That was no fun, believe me. I was visiting Milan's La Scala between bouts in bathrooms all the way to the opera house...a fun thing...not!

[Grateful for Hope]

23. Me too.

I sincerely hope this is just allergies.

[PBS Poll-435]

25. Get better soon, Hill

Go get some Zyrtec. Works wonders.

[madamesilverspurs]

26. Wound up in Virginia for four years

back in the '70s. Allergies hit so bad that I had to miss work. Also serial sinus infections. Nasty. Moved back to Colorado in 80 and haven't suffered seriously with allergies since. Sympathies for those who suffer with allergies, it's truly awful.

[Captain Hilts]

31. Everything from the South and everything from the North grows in VA and DC. nt

[LostinVA]

39. You got it! My almost 10 years in VA sucked in Spring and Fall

[ErinBerin84]

27. that's too bad

And I doubt she would cancel unless she was feeling really crummy. Hope she can rest a little, the downside of having an administration that does not take vacations every other week is that they risk getting sick by too much work.

[karynnj]

29. I hope she is feeling better soon - she has a busy week this week with teh leaders of Pakistan and

Afghanistan coming to DC,

[lynne]

36. Odd. I'm in the DC area and its rained every day since last Thursday -

- and the pollen has been washed out of the air. Maybe she has the nasty head cold that's going around but there hasn't been any pollen in the air here for days.

[Beacool]

37. She was not in DC

She was in NY. She comes home weekends whenever she can (Bill doesn't much like going to DC).

:-)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

38. my allergies are pretty bad in the rain, its been raining in nyc too.

[elleng]

40. LOTS and LOTS of tree pollen around DC now;

cars etc are a MESS!

or maybe she's reading eliz e's book. :(

[ensho]

41. I recently posted an article saying 6 in 10 americans suffer from bad air

that's how bad our air is - 6 in 10 of us sick from the air

[Beacool]

45. 6 out of 10?????

:wow:

[ensho]

48. YES! I was shocked too. I posted the article 2 days ago I think

nt

[mmonk]

42. Doesn't sound serious unless Wood is lying (which would become too obvious).

Not to worry.

[Beacool]

44. You said Wood and for a moment my mind wondered..........

I forgot that the guy's name is Wood, I was thinking more of Bill's needs.........

}(


My bad

:spank:

[mmonk]

47. LOl.

:D

:spank:

[Beacool]

49. Welllllllllllll...............

For a moment I wondered if she was playing hookie because Bill whined that his needs were not being met thanks to all her travels. I'm sure that he would be a hard man to resist when he goes on full charm mode.

:evilgrin:

[Sultana]

43. Get well soon, Hillary

[SeattleGirl]

46. I totally sympathize. My allergies are kicking my ass today.

Hope she feels better soon.

[Beacool]

50. Out there too?

It must be a nationwide thing.

:(

[SeattleGirl]

70. Oh yeah. Everything is blooming out here, so we have an extra

dose of pollen. Plus the weather is whacky (which happens every spring), sunshine one day, rainy and windy the next, so that activates any mold that might be around.

[Beacool]

79. Yeah, I know what you mean.

We had a heat wave at the beginning of last week and it got to be in the upper 80s (that's when my eyes got so itchy), now it's been rainy and in the 60s for the last 4 days. Go figure......

:shrug:

[Tarheel_Dem]

51. I'm sorry she feels bad, but how is this "presidential" news? Shouldn't...

this be in another forum?

[AtomicKitten]

52. "President Clinton Has Allergies" n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

54. LOL. Send out the National Guard, Hillary has the sniffles! (nt)

:wtf:

[Catherine Vincent]

53. Yes, it's news.

Our Secretary of State took a sick day and we need to know about it.

Get well, Hill!

[Beacool]

55. I was surprised that this thread had remained civil for so long.

But, not to fear, the usual crowd got wind of it and will soon ruin it.

:eyes:

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[Tarheel_Dem]

56. I hope you're not serious. I didn't say it shouldn't be posted. I just don't

think this is the proper forum. The lounge, perhaps?

[Jennicut]

59. There is a Hillary Clinton supporters group.

I regularly check out Kerry's and Biden's groups, where there are articles specific to them posted there. Maybe it would be better there? Still, Hillary is the Sec of State and anything about her could be here as this is the Presidential Forum. Who knows?

[polmaven]

81. I don't recall seeing

a similar objection from you on the thread about "keeping it kicked until Al Franken is seated". Is that more "presidential" than this?

Or maybe I just missed it.

[Autumn]

72. One question please,

there are threads about joe the plumber, President Obama's Mother, their dog Bo ,and the Presidents sports picks . What is presidential news about those threads ? Shouldn't they be in another forum?

[Autumn]

62. I hope she feels better,

thank you for posting this, and please take care of yourself too.:hi:

[Beacool]

63. Thank you.

Yes, she's back at work.

Hugs!!!!

:hug:

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[Tatiana]

68. Poor thing. I totally understand. My allergies have been HORRIBLE.

I've never had them this bad. I wonder if our air quality really is that bad.

She's been working very hard lately - she's due for a little rest.

[Beacool]

69. Ensho posted above that 6 out of 10 people get sick in the US

thanks to the poor air quality. No wonder there's an epidemic of kids with asthma!!

;(

[ClarkUSA]

73. "Both meetings have been rescheduled for Tuesday." Well, it's Tuesday. Now we can all rest easy.

[Catherine Vincent]

75. hahaha!!

You made it!

[ronnykmarshall]

78. Sunrise, sunset

[polichick]

76. Bummer - hope someone keeps the herbal teas coming, and she feels better soon.

[Vidar]

77. Get well soon, Hillary.

[jumptheshadow]

82. It's a horrible allergy season this year

Even people who are normally not vulnerable are sick. Here in NYC, the joke is that you could hardly tell if you're getting the swine flu because so many people are sick with allergy-related stuff.

[Beacool]

83. I know.

I'm in the area and many people are just miserable right now. At work it has become a joke. Every time that someone sneezes they clarify that they don't have the swine flu.

I wonder if people were so allergic in the past or have allergies become worse over the years due to environmental pollution.

:(