John F. Kennedy - Health, Life, America, the Moon

Some say John F. Kennedy had auto-immune polyendocrine syndrome type II, Addison disease, allergies, poor hearing, an old knee injury, signs of adrenal failure, hypothyroidism, scarlet fever, the measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, suffered jaundice,

needed 28 stitches, had ear issues, German measles, digestive troubles as a teen, spastic colitis, removed tonsils and adenoids, far-sightedness, couldn’t add bulk, had vitamin B1 deficiency, was prescribed iodine treatment and testosterone and penicillin and cortisone and lomotil and paragori and amphetamines and pain killers,

had a duodenal ulcer, a transfusion reaction, urethritis, a coral infection (after his boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer and he had to swim three miles), possible malaria and hypersomnolence and osteoporosis and celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus, had trembling hands, a post-surgery urinay tract infection, mild angioneurotic edema,

“moon facies,” wore a back brace, sometimes slept with a plywood board under his mattress for back pain relief, used crutches intermittently, had a compression fracture in his lower spine, high fevers, dehydration, high cholesterol, difficulty sleeping, procaine spinal injections, two major back surgeries, was given his last rights three times and hospitalized more than three dozen times.

He was also the president when it was still a respectable position and told us we could go to the Moon.

Be well.
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(I stumbled across this piece yesterday, which I wrote and posted elsewhere a few years back. I'm noting this because I've heard stories of incorrect plagiarism accusations due to misunderstandings on this type of post.)