Beau Biden hospitalized, source says condition serious

[Tanuki]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/19/408072408/beau-biden-vice-president-joe-bidens-son-hospitalized?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us
..."Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's son, is being treated at a military hospital outside Washington, the vice president's office said.

The vice president's older son is being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., the office said. No reason was given, but CNN quoted an unnamed source calling the situation "serious." Beau Biden is running next year to be Delaware's governor.

In 2010, Beau Biden suffered a mild stroke. Three years later, he underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a brain lesion."

[Elwood P Dowd]

1. That must run in the family.

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His father had strokes back in the 1970s.

Edit: Or was it a brain aneurysm?

[one_voice]

14. It was aneurysms.

[Marrah_G]

2. I hope he's okay

He seems like a decent guy.

[giftedgirl77]

3. Awe man, I used to work for him when we were deployed.

He's actually a really great guy, I loved working for him. This is the second time he's had problems like this.

[7wo7rees]

4. Sorry to hear but not surprised.

The toxins exposed to in the most recent arena of death and destruction (our adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq) do not discriminate.

[giftedgirl77]

5. Nope, I have brain lesions on most of my frontal & occipital lobes.

Plus a tumor on my thyroid & have had multiple tumors removed from my intestines. Beau was my boss when I deployed the 1st time, I'm now 100% disabled.

[Skittles]

6. very sorry to hear that, giftedgirl77

I can't believe I have been sending care packages to troops first in Iraq and then Afghanistan for ten freaking years

[giftedgirl77]

8. Thanks Skittles, we know it was exposure from the burn pits

mostly. We burned everything there from vehicles to body parts & they used jet fuel to do it, all open air. I remember saying to my husband watch people are going to get sick from this shit. Just didn't think it would be me. Now they tell me we don't know how to fix you, so I get MRIs every 6 mths to see if things have gotten worse.

At least KBR got their monies worth, we're all dying, going insane or both.

[mahina]

10. So sad to read this,

can't do anything about it but am so very sorry.

The smoke was unavoidable I guess, for lots of people?

Vietnam broke our family, never thought it could be even worse than that for the next generations.

Peace to you, and healing.

[giftedgirl77]

11. I've come to terms as best that I can.

There was no avoiding it, it was a huge black cloud that soaked everything all you smelled was what smelled like burning plastic 24/7. It burned our eyes, throats, everything. To think I was worried about rockets, mortars, & snipers all to come back & get sick.

Thanks for your thoughts.

[Skittles]

13. I am veteran but I was pre-Dubya

your story needs to be heard by these conservative nitwits who spend so much money on war and then want to cut back on taking care of our troops; yes indeed

[giftedgirl77]

15. There are several thousands of us & the numbers just keep growing.

Check out burnpit360.org & send any vet there that may have been exposed it has tons of information. Including testing that was done & senate hearings. Like I said I worked for Beau but he was in the green zone I was at Balad. Where I was, was a death trap.

[LuvNewcastle]

9. Thank you for doing that, Skittles.

I have some friends and a brother who went over there, and I just want to say thanks for them.

[Skittles]

12. I have also sent about 800+ postcards

I specialize in Texas postcards for Texas soldiers...the favorite by far is the gal in the Lone Star bikini

[MBS]

17. so sorry to hear this.

Undeserved, to say the least.

[JI7]

7. i really hope he gets through this ok , just the thought of

what his father would go through is too sad to think about .

[lovemydog]

16. I hope he's okay.

Saying a prayer for him & his family.

[Hiraeth]

18. Prayers for the best possible outcome hopefully a speedy and full recovery.

Sending strength and hope to the Biden family.

[appalachiablue]

19. Sorry to hear this and hope he is ok. Prayers and all good thoughts to the Bidens.