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Aussie105

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6. Narcolepsy?

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:51 PM

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That sudden onset of sleepiness in the middle of doing something else?

The breathing slows, the heartbeat goes down, the blood pressure drops - the stages before a quiet, peaceful death in some cases.

Hoping . . .

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Did Trump have a mini stroke? [View all] edhopper Saturday OP

I think the droop is left over from the time a few weeks ago, yellow dahlia Saturday #1

He's slowly stroking out. The pressure must be getting to him.KEEP UP THE PRESSURE! Blues Heron Saturday #2

Many seem to think so. Here is a thread I posted from 9/11: demmiblue Saturday #3

No.Just a tired old man who's not in control of himself, nor our country MerryBlooms Saturday #4

Nor his bodily functions. yourout Saturday #5

Narcolepsy? Aussie105 Saturday #6

I hope he lives many many more years. tazcat Saturday #14

Boo Hoo! Poor lil rich kid wasn't woved! Conjuay Saturday #15

Don't exit too soon President Shitbag. Stay oasis Saturday #21

Nope Metaphorical Saturday #28

well said.... democratsruletheday Sunday #38

Yes. That's the reason for the MRIs. My Dad had several mini-strokes before he AnotherMother4Peace Saturday #7

One of these times he may not wake up Blue Owl Saturday #8

I think he's been having them all along. Lars39 Saturday #9

My prediction: tRump will increasingly be "protected" by handlers. Already AnotherMother4Peace Saturday #10

I think, he is acting a lot like he did in court Johonny Saturday #11

And not for the first time. Scrivener7 Saturday #12

He looks bdamomma Saturday #19

Why do you specify mini-stroke vs stroke? Just curious. Maru Kitteh Saturday #13

Vasculitis in the brain can cause "mini strokes". LastDemocratInSC Sunday #34

I'm fully aware of the nature of transient ischemic attacks Maru Kitteh Sunday #37

Facial paralysis from a stroke would be mostly apparent when someone's trying to use those muscles ToxMarz Saturday #16

Trump smile???? llmart Saturday #20

he behaves that way when he is not the center of attention Skittles Saturday #17

Yes bdamomma Saturday #18

Don't overmedicalize things Warpy Saturday #22

Not the sleeping edhopper Saturday #31

I was a nurse and I've seen plenty of old men sleeping as well as old men having mini strokes and they're different Warpy Sunday #36

Mini stroke? swong19104 Saturday #23

No. He just saves all his energy tavernier Saturday #24

It appears to have palsy in the right side of its face Billsdaughter Saturday #25

Vascular dementia? SheltieLover Saturday #26

It happened the week that he went missing videohead5 Saturday #27

Hope he hangs in through 2027, OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #29

It's got to be that or Bell's Palsy Captain Zero Saturday #30

I had Bell's Palsy DFW Sunday #35

Everyone's been saying this for several weeks BigmanPigman Saturday #32

never a "mini" stroke DBoon Saturday #33