Clinton explains pneumonia 'silence'
'In a hurry to return to work,' Democratic nominee says
(ANSA) - New York, September 13 - Democratic presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton said Monday she had not disclosed the
diagnosis of pneumonia immediately because she "just didn't
think it was going to be that big a deal".
Her comment came in response to a furore after she had to
leave a September 11 memorial event in lower Manhattan on Sunday
and appeared on video to struggle to stay on her feet as she got
into a car.
Clinton's physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack, subsequently said in
a statement that she was diagnosed Friday with pneumonia, put on
antibiotics and advised to rest.
However, the candidate insisted she now felt better and
that she never lost consciousness.
"I felt dizzy and I did lose my balance for a minute. But I
got in, once I could sit down, once I could cool off, once I got
some water, I immediately started feeling better," she told
CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360".
Clinton later reassured her supporters on Facebook that her
condition was improving.
"I'm in a hurry to return to work," she wrote.
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