The last sentence in this article is very telling:
"Administration officials are reluctant to discuss Cheney's health."
Mrs. Cheney: Dick's Health Is Fine
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't worry about how Dick Cheney (news - web sites)'s heart is taking wartime stress, the vice president's wife says - the busier it gets, the more serene he is.
Lynne Cheney, in rare public comments on her husband's health, said Monday that her husband is happy, he's calm, and he's happiest when he is in control.
``Dick is doing something he's spent his whole life preparing to do,'' Mrs. Cheney said on CNN's ``Wolf Blitzer Reports.''
``I think stress is when you feel frustrated, when you don't feel control of your life. ... He's having a remarkable time right now, and is not feeling stressed in the least.''
Cheney, 60, has suffered four heart attacks and had a pacemaker-defibrillator implanted in June to control a potentially dangerous heart rhythm.
Cheney's involvement in the day-to-day running of the country was unusual for a vice president before Sept. 11. Since the attacks, he has made few public appearances, said to have spent much of the time at undisclosed secure locations.
President Bush (news - web sites) says he is confident Cheney's health is not an obstacle to fulfilling his duties, a view shared by others in the administration, according to Mrs. Cheney.
``I heard (Defense Secretary) Don Rumsfeld say the other day that (Cheney) gets ... calmer as the situation becomes more perilous, and that may be true,'' she said.
Administration officials are reluctant to discuss Cheney's health. |
