Question about JFK

[FreedomAngel82]

A friend of mine is taking an anatomy class and she got the medicial history of JFK and according to this he was always sick and a great deal of pain. Does anybody know about this?

[napi21]

1. Had severe back problems. He was on constant meds,

but his it quite well from the public.

[BOSSHOG]

2. He had significant back pain

partly based on injuries he sustained in WWII.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Ah thanks for the replies

I didn't know that about him.

[Vincardog]

4. He got a bad back in the war. PT 109 and all

[Selatius]

5. I had heard something to that effect.

I believe it was lower-back problems that he had, and he may have taken medication for it. If he was in pain most of the time, he knew how to hide it behind a charismatic smile and an award winning personality.

[MADem]

6. He had ADDISON's Disease--he was on steroids, uppers and downers

Not a secret, google will give you all.

[bleedingheart]

9. he was sickly even as a child...

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/kennedy.html

he had a congenital back problem and addisons...a nasty combo.

[reichstag911]

13. more to the point on Addison's...

... http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec02/jfk_11-18.html .

[bleedingheart]

14. this says a lot about the man...

"I mean, he was living with a disability which probably would get him federal disability or retirement if he was around today, and it was known. He was on enough pain medications to disable him. And he survived through it. He came out of it, and he performed at the highest level"

he had a condition that would have put most people out of commission at that time...and yet he was clearly a fighter....

[reichstag911]

16. If he were in politics today...

...no doubt he'd have been attacked by the "PT Boat Veterans for Truth."

[Warpy]

7. He had terrible back problems

and required pain medication after a couple of failed surgeries.

[SaveElmer]

8. Back Pain...and

Had Addison's disease!

[Minnesota Libra]

10. Yes, He broke his back when his PT boat crashed or was......

...attacked during WWII. He also had a disease (don't know the name) that left him pale and sickly looking. So he always tried to stay tanned in order to look more healthy.

I googled JFK medical condition and got thiso check some of this out.

http://www.google.com/search?q=JFK+medical+condition&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

[Lavender Brown]

11. According to his mother's autobiography, he had a form of leukemia

as a child. Also back injuries from the war.

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Also according to the report my friend has

he also had Addisons disease. Deficiency of the adrenal glands and obviously lots of other stuff.

[Golden Raisin]

15. His back was so bad

that he was eventually unable to lift up Caroline & John-John when they were small. When you see historical footage of JFK returning to the White House, exiting from a helicopter, the kids run up excitedly to him but they just grab him around the legs and you can see its painful for him to even bend over towards them.