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Tag: disease

JFK’s Disease

September 29, 2013September 23, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

JFK was diagnosed with Addison’s disease in 1947 and given less than a year to live. In October he was actually given last rites.

WH/HO Portrait

Posted in HistoryTagged addison's disease, death, disease, dying, history, jfk, last rites, president

Reagan’s Cigarettes

September 28, 2013September 23, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

reagan-cigarettes

Reagan quit smoking easily, which can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.

Posted in HistoryTagged alzheimers, chesterfields, cigarettes, disease, reagan, ronald reagan, smoking

Martin Luther on Medicine and Mathematics

July 11, 2013July 8, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

“Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, and theology makes them sinful.” — Martin Luther

Posted in quotationsTagged death, disease, ill, martin luther, math, mathematics, medicine, quotations, quote, religion, sad, sin, theology
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