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mark occomore
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 Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: Prescott Still in Hospital for pneumonia |
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been admitted to hospital with a suspected chest infection.
Mr Prescott, 69, is undergoing tests after feeling unwell. His illness is not thought to be life-threatening.
A statement from Mr Prescott's office said: "He has been admitted to hospital. He is undergoing tests as a result of a suspected chest infection."
In May Mr Prescott announced he would step down as Labour's deputy leader and the contest to replace him continues.
'Undergoing tests'
It is understood Mr Prescott was taken ill travelling on the train from his constituency in Hull to Kings Cross station in London.
Mr Prescott celebrated his 69th birthday on Thursday and recently visited Jamaica and Barbados during a tour of America and the Caribbean.
He is due to leave office on 27 June, at the same time as Prime Minister Tony Blair.
On Christmas Day 2006 he was admitted to Castlehill hospital in Hull suffering from a kidney stone, and released the same day.
Afterwards he thanked the medical staff who had treated him, and added: "They do such a brilliant job, 365 days a year, and it was a real pleasure to have my Christmas dinner amongst such dedicated people.
"What would we do without our wonderful NHS?"
In 2002 it was announced he had suffered Type 2 diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication.
BBC Online.
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So it wan't live threatening. Why did they mention that in the wording?
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firewirefred
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Not much of a story really, is it. |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| firewirefred wrote: | | Not much of a story really, is it. |
No not really, but it would be if god forbid something did happen. |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| mark occomore wrote: | | firewirefred wrote: | | Not much of a story really, is it. |
No not really, but it would be if god forbid something did happen. |
Yes the country would be down one bumbling incompetent loud mouth fool.
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.
The 69-year-old has been moved to a high-dependency unit, but a spokesman stressed that this was not because his condition had deteriorated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6724899.stm |
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gfloyd
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Will he be well enough to hand over the keys to the bouncy castle to his sucessor?
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like he will be in hospital for his leaving party. God bless and we shouldn't really take the pi&&. |
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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No we shouldn't, whatever we think of the man's politics he is still human, hope he gets better soon.
Pneumonia is quite a scary thing, can be bad for someone of his age, especially given he suffers from diabetes as well. |
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