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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big Post piece on the (many) questions surrounding Trump's health, as he heads to Walter Reed again tomorrow.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/25/trump-faces-health-questions-ahead-another-walter-reed-trip/
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It’s just a check up. I too am do for my annual checkup …checks notes… next year.[/quote]

He's had three Walter Reed visits in a year, PP.

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And three “routine dental exams” since January.[/quote]

My own father has early dementia and can only receive one assessment per year, unless there is a major event that warrants a new assessment. I was told that reassessment every 3 months means a diagnosis has been made, and prognosis is poor. The repeated assessments are to track decline. [/quote]

He likely has congestive heart failure (in addition to dementia), which is why he’s getting seen quarterly.  His symptoms are just like my father’s.[/quote]

What’s the lifespan with congestive heart failure? Asking for a friend.[/quote]

It’s hard to say, especially with someone who has excellent medical care available at a moment’s notice.  My dad had a pacemaker put in, in January 2025, and he died in December 2025.  The doctor noted that the pacemaker would only help a little bit and that his heart was going to fail regardless of the device.  That said, his death was probably hastened by a number of issues (we had to transfer him to an assisted living facility and my mother passed away that same year, so he was lonely).  Trump probably has a ways to go since he can still walk (my dad got to where he could barely walk and that lack of exercise caused more swelling, which led to open wounds that required hospitalization).  With the dementia, my father had excellent long-term memory and terrible short-term memory.  As he got closer to death, he slept more and more (in the end, he was sleeping most of the day and night).  I would say, when they stop moving around and start to lose interest in eating, then things are likely on the downward slope.[/quote]

Oh, and we believe my father had a series of small strokes — I can’t remember how long before his death — be cause my mom noticed a change in his face and the development of hoarseness in his voice.[/quote]

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