Doesn't Look Good

[Dr. Cheese]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/wo...africa.html?hp

I hope I am overreacting, but I am concerned.

[MakiSupaStar]

Yeah. That is concerning.

[Selta]

Asking me to login to read it... copy/paste?

[MJ5150]

I like Jackson Mthembu.

-Mike

[Dr. Cheese]

Originally Posted by Ray Salamon

Asking me to login to read it... copy/paste?

I did copy and paste.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by Ray Salamon

Asking me to login to read it... copy/paste?

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, the beloved but increasingly frail hero of South African democracy, remained hospitalized for a second day here Thursday for what his foundation called “routine tests.”

As friends and family filed into Milpark Hospital to visit Mr. Mandela, 92, the nation’s current president and leaders of the governing party, the African National Congress, sought to calm an anxious public and scolded the press for what a party spokesman, Jackson Mthembu, called “unwarranted speculation” about Mr. Mandela’s health.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation said in a brief statement Wednesday, “He is in no danger and is in good spirits.” And President Jacob Zuma’s office said Thursday that Mr. Mandela “is comfortable and is well looked after by a good team of medical specialists.”

But neither the foundation nor the government has released specific information about the reason for Mr. Mandela’s hospitalization, or why he remained there overnight. Instead, they have issued pleas to the public to respect Mr. Mandela’s privacy.

Mr. Zuma, who was attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, was being kept fully briefed on Mr. Mandela’s care, his office said.

“We urge the media to afford him the dignity and respect that he is entitled to as the country’s founding democratic president, as a national hero and also as a citizen of the Republic,” the president's office said.

But even as officials attempted to quiet the feverish news coverage of Mr. Mandela’s hospitalization, the sight of his grandchildren, senior politicians and former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, coming to his bedside stirred speculation that his condition might be more serious than officials were willing to confirm. Ms. Madikizela-Mandela wiped tears from her eyes and blew her nose as she left the hospital Thursday afternoon, according to a report by the South African Press Association.

For years, rumors have swirled about Mr. Mandela’s health. His public appearances have become less and less frequent, and friends say he is thin, tires easily and has little appetite. He last appeared in July at the closing ceremony of the World Cup tournament. His foundation regularly pleads with the public to leave him in peace.

But the curiosity about his medical condition persists. Last month, the African National Congress denounced a report on Twitter that Mr. Mandela had died. “It is only people without a soul who would spread such lies about our living icon,” Mr. Mthembu said at the time.

-Mike

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Quoted

For years, rumors have swirled about Mr. Mandela’s health. His public appearances have become less and less frequent, and friends say he is thin, tires easily and has little appetite. He last appeared in July at the closing ceremony of the World Cup tournament. His foundation regularly pleads with the public to leave him in peace.

C'mon, the guy is 92 years old, no one lives forever, most people not even for 92 years. What do you expect?

[iamlowsound]

He is 92, I kind of expect him to die soon. Not that I want him to, it is just a reality.

lowsound

[Dr. Cheese]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

C'mon, the guy is 92 years old, no one lives forever, most people not even for 92 years. What do you expect?

I'm not saying it is unexpected. I'm just saying it is sad to see a beloved figure become frail and clearly much closer to the end.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

C'mon, the guy is 92 years old, no one lives forever, most people not even for 92 years. What do you expect?

Yes they do.....



-Mike

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I'm just saying it is sad to see a beloved figure become frail and clearly much closer to the end.

Well that just goes without saying. Here's to Mr. Mandela living the remainder of his life as peacefully as possible.

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Yes they do.....



-Mike

That is clearly a zombie. KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. Cheese]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Yes they do.....



-Mike

Al Davis? If so, he looks rough!

[macaroni tony]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Well that just goes without saying. Here's to Mr. Mandela living the remainder of his life as peacefully as possible.

That is clearly a zombie. KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!

Are you serious? Al Davis eats fire for breakfast. Then he serves the waste product to his head coaches as a salary

[Relic]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I'm not saying it is unexpected. I'm just saying it is sad to see a beloved figure become frail and clearly much closer to the end.

Yep, big time.

[Joe Gress]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

Al Davis? If so, he looks rough!

Yup, but unlike Mandela, he leaves no good legacy behind. It'll be sad to see him go for sure. Definitely one of the top modern leaders of our time.

[MIJ-VI]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

C'mon, the guy is 92 years old, no one lives forever, most people not even for 92 years. What do you expect?

True. However...

[Dr. Cheese]

Originally Posted by MIJ-VI

True. However...

My feeling is that he won't take over anytime soon. South Africa is doing pretty well, and they need only look at Zimbabwe to see what a demogouge can do.

Pacman, please don't nail me! I promise that will be all of my politics.

[sandmangeck]

sad to be seeing him go, but 92 years is a long time. No matter what kind of life you've led.

[Skitch it!]

It will be a sad day regardless

[Dr. Cheese]

Mr. Mandela was released from the hospital today after responding well to treatment.