To: Peter Dierks who wrote (13943 ) 3/4/2010 8:00:31 PM From: gg cox Read Replies (1) | Respond to Golly gee and looky here, the jelly bean man started encountering serious health problems at age 74 and i have wondered before and now again, if Reagan freemarketeer, and so against that vile socialism commie health care, showed the courage of his convictions and wrote checks for all his health problems after age 65.Reagan underwent surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove cancerous polyps from his colon. This caused the first-ever invocation of the acting president clause of the 25th Amendment.[198] The surgery lasted just under three hours and was successful.[199] Reagan resumed the powers of the presidency later that day.[200] In August of that year, he underwent an operation to remove skin cancer cells from his nose.[201] In October, additional skin cancer cells that were detected on his nose were removed.[202] Reagan underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate which caused further worries about his health. No cancerous growths were found, however, and he was not sedated during the operation.[203] In July of that year, aged 76, he underwent a third skin cancer operation on his nose.[204] Earlier in his presidency, Reagan started wearing a custom, technologically advanced hearing aid, first in his right ear[205] and later in his left as well.[206] His decision to go public with his wearing the small, audio-amplifying device boosted their sales.[207] ...>>>en.wikipedia.org townhall.com
