. Clinton 's spokesman Nick Merrill said she was feeling better on Monday but was following her doctor 's recommendation to stay home and rest . Aides said the Democratic nominee would work on debate prep for her debate clash with Trump -- and event that takes on even more significance in the light of Clinton 's health episode .
The Clinton team 's initial poor transparency , leaving it to reporters to figure out she was MIA from a New York City 9/11 memorial event ( which Donald Trump also attended ) and then supplying an incomplete statement , did n't do anything to help tamp down conspiracy theories about Clinton 's health . Late Sunday , the campaign issued a statement from Clinton 's personal physician Dr. Lisa Bardack reporting that she 'd diagnosed Clinton with pneumonia on Friday and advised her to lighten her schedule . Bardack stated the episode occurred due to the combination of that diagnosis , dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirstand overheating . I 'd certainly agree these are all factors . That the Clinton campaign did n't release the diagnosis of pneumonia on Friday is symptomatic of its own problems .
So why would Hillary be receiving a motor neuron test if she was only suffering from pneumonia , as her campaign claimed ? Taken as separate , isolated incidents , one could easily dismiss any of the points made by Dr. Noel . But when examined as a whole , Clinton 's " odd behavior " and " accidents due to dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst" over the last ten years are much harder to dismiss as benign or symptoms of pneumonia . There 's a very good reason why Hillary Clinton has n't held a press conference for nearly 300 days : Her physical and neurological condition simply wo n't allow for it . She ca n't even take softball questions from her list of pre - approved journalsts without breaking into a coughing fit .
She passed out . That ’s either cardiovascular or neurologic . Now , her team wants us to believe it is dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst. She did n’t appear to be dehydrated and that does n’t get fixed in 90 minutes . ” There 's a very good reason why Bill has already replaced his wife on the campaign trail : Hillary Clinton is suffering from advanced stages of Parkinson 's .
Clinton , who turns 69 in late October , is younger than the 70-year - old Trump . But her health has remained front - and - center . Much of the speculation stems from a concussion Clinton sustained in December 2012 after fainting in her final weeks as secretary of state , an episode her doctor has attributed to a stomach virus and dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst. During the course of her treatment , she was found to have a blood clot in a vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear . To recover , Clinton spent a few days at a hospital and took a month - long absence from the State Department for treatment .
( NOTE : Dr. Noel made this observation more than a week before Hillary was " diagnosed " with pneumonia . ) After Clinton " overheated " on September 11 , Dr. Noel made a follow - up video : Hillary 's doctor claims that Clinton 's behavior on September 11 was due to " dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst" , the excuse used every time Clinton has a " medical episode " . Here you really have to watch the video to fully appreciate how unbelievable this claim is — and how often it 's been used . Clinton is wearing blue - tinted glasses , which are used to help stabilize motor functions in those suffering from Parkinson 's .
In 2012 she suffered a concussion after fainting and striking her head . All of these falls can be explained by Parkinson 's , which affects the motor system . ( Team Hillary blames dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst. ) Hillary 's personal aide Huma Abedin wrote in an e - mail that Clinton is " often confused . " Again , this would be consistent with Parkinson 's , which in its advanced stages can even lead to dementia .
The Clinton team 's initial poor transparency , leaving it to reporters to figure out she was MIA from a New York City 9/11 memorial event ( which Donald Trump also attended ) and then supplying an incomplete statement , did n't do anything to help tamp down conspiracy theories about Clinton 's health . Late Sunday , the campaign issued a statement from Clinton 's personal physician Dr. Lisa Bardack reporting that she 'd diagnosed Clinton with pneumonia on Friday and advised her to lighten her schedule . Bardack stated the episode occurred due to the combination of that diagnosis , dehydrationlife.injure.naand overheating . I 'd certainly agree these are all factors . That the Clinton campaign did n't release the diagnosis of pneumonia on Friday is symptomatic of its own problems .
There was no mention that on the same day , Clinton had visited the United Nations , where translation earpieces are the norm , nor that the Clinton campaign denied the allegation . When Clinton collapsed after a Sept. 11th memorial service , WikiLeaks tweeted a poll , which it later deleted , asking readers to vote on the most plausible theory for what had happened . The choices did not include the campaign ’s explanation — dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirstand pneumonia — but did include three made - up ones : Parkinson ’s , multiple sclerosis , and , somewhat cryptically , “ Allergies and personality . ” Then , on Oct. 7 , WikiLeaks released about 2,000 private e - mails from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta , just minutes after the leak of Trump ’s vulgar remarks caught on video in 2005 . Was this an effort to blunt the damage to the Republican candidate while arming him ahead of the second debate ?
It 's not just as [ running mate ] Tim [ Kaine ] said that Ohio is one of those battleground states you hear about every four years , it 's that Ohio represents everything that 's great about America and all the challenges and opportunities we face . " Clinton has suffered several coughing spells during her appearances in recent months , which some of her critics have used to argue that she is in poor health . Among other issues that critics cite in saying that the 68-year - old Clinton is suffering from health problems are the fact she suffered a concussion in December 2012 after fainting from dehydrationlife.injure.illnessdegradationhungerthirst. The concussion was said to be the reason she was seen wearing thick glasses to combat double vision during her Benghazi testimony in January 2013 . She was seen wearing glasses again in February of this year , sparking a tweet from the Drudge Report titled " Hillary Health Drama : Prism Glasses Back on Day After Coughing Seizure . "