Open Your Eyes Hillary: The Strange Glasses and Epilepsy Rumors

Published in Veja
(Brazil) on 25 September 2016
by Vilma Gryzinski (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by . Edited by Helaine Schweitzer.
On the eve of the first debate with Donald Trump, the Democratic candidate’s health is still uncertain.

Dizziness, falls, loss of limbs control, fainting, seizures. Which world leader suffered these symptoms? Julius Caesar, the biggest figure of ancient Rome. His evil was retrospectively diagnosed as epilepsy, based on Suetoniu’s and Plutarch’s historic reports, which mentioned “attacks” (contemporary neurologists defend the thesis of small brain hemorrhages).

Remote diagnostics, made by amateurs or professionals, have also spread since Hillary Clinton didn’t feel well, fainting or something similar on September 11. Filmed at a distance, she seemed to have fainted, or at least lost muscle control.

Hillary’s representatives tried to explain it, talking about “dehydration “and “heat stroke.” An hour later we received the official announcement that she had pneumonia. People were already talking, and before her campaign was able to change the tone of events, Clinton did not return to the battle, even after her doctor, Lisa Bardack, released a more detailed assessment.

All of Hillary’s moves on that day were examined by different lenses. One of them, literally, was about the oval sunglasses that she was wearing. Instead of a normal reaction, understandable by any woman (“I don’t look great today so I will hide behind my sunglasses”), they were identified as a special Zeiss Z1 blue lenses model.

Rarely used, these lenses made by the legendary factory of the former East Germany, are prescribed for people who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy. The strong blue tone, called Z1, filters the wavelengths of visible light – also known as color – eliminating the ones that can trigger attacks on people who suffer from this type of epilepsy, better known by the cases triggered by certain videogames.

This seems crazy and it possibly is. But theories like this are increasing, if not by the speed of light, by the rhythm fuelled by the Internet and by the proximity of the first debate between Hillary and Donald Trump.

Apart from the usual conspiracy theories, the only source relatively respected regarding the strange glasses – and its breathtaking meaning — was the American Thinker. The site also posts curious information about the statement by Clinton’s doctor, some of them already raised by doctors who dislike her.

You can’t believe in “right” medicine – or “left” -, but it is true that Dr. Bardack has mentioned Hillary suffered from thrombosis three times. The most serious was in a vein that goes through the brain membranes. The thrombus was treated with “anticoagulant to dissolve” the clot. The medicine mentioned, Coumadin, doesn’t dissolve clots and it’s not usually the first option for specialists.

The speculations, from the most absurd to the comparatively more reasonable, are always connected to health problems that started, or are consequence to the most serious medical episode of Hillary’s public history. She suffered a fall, at home, in December 2012. She had a concussion – meaning she hit her head, without having the automatic reaction of protecting herself with her arms. Following that she was diagnosed with cerebral clot (or the rare venous thrombosis in transverse sinus), which was treated with medication and rest. She left the hospital wearing glasses with Fresnel prisms, to correct the double vision caused by the incident. Now, other glasses with strange name have come to light.

In order to face Trump in tonight’s debate, Hillary needs to display not only good arguments, which she is obviously very good at, but also show she is in good shape. In an analogy with Caesar’s wife, she needs to not only be healthy but also look healthy.

Just to remind you: the woman in question was Pompeii. She was caught with a young man from the Roman elite at a religious festivity, where only women could participate. Caesar divorced her and, in between epilepsy episodes, carried on with his career until he was assassinated in the plot of the senators.

The dice on this American presidential campaign are thrown every day. And Donald Trump used to own a casino.




Abra o olho, Hillary: os óculos estranhos e o boato da epilepsia

Na véspera do primeiro debate com Donald Trump, a saúde da candidata democrata continua sob dúvida

Tontura, quedas, perda de controle dos membros, desmaios, convulsões. Qual líder de projeção mundial sofria desses sintomas? Júlio César, a mais gigantesca figura da Roma antiga. Seu mal foi diagnosticado a posteriori como epilepsia, com base em relatos históricos de Suetônio, que falava em “ataques”, e Plutarco (neurologistas contemporâneos defendem a tese de pequenos derrames cerebrais).

Diagnósticos remotos, feitos por amadores ou profissionais, também proliferam desde que Hillary Clinton sofreu um mal estar, desmaio ou coisa similar no último 11 de setembro. Filmada à distância, ela parecia ter perdido os sentidos ou, no mínimo, o tônus muscular.

Os representantes de Hillary tentaram desconversar, falando em “desidratação” e “insolação”. Hora depois veio a informação oficial de que estava com pneumonia. A boataria já estava solta e, diante dos ânimos convulsionados pela campanha presidencial, não voltou mais para a garrafa nem depois que sua médica, Lisa Bardack, divulgou uma avaliação mais detalhada.

Todos os movimentos de Hillary naquele dia passaram a ser examinados por outra ótica. Uma delas, literalmente voltada para os óculos escuros ovais que usava naquele dia. Em lugar de uma reação normal, compreensível por qualquer mulher (“Hoje estou um lixo e vou me esconder atrás dos óculos”), eles foram identificados como um modelo especial de lentes azuis Zeiss Z1.

De uso relativamente raro, estas lentes produzidas pela legendária fábrica da antiga Alemanha Oriental são indicadas para quem sofre de epilepsia fotossensível. O tom forte de azul, chamado de Z1, filtra os comprimentos de onda da luz visível – também conhecidos como cores -, eliminando os que podem desencadear ataques em que sofre esse tipo de epilepsia, mais conhecido pelos casos provocados por certos videogames.

Parece loucura e possivelmente é. Mas teorias desse tipo estão aumentando, se não à velocidade da luz, ao ritmo alimentado pela internet e pela proximidade do primeiro debate entre Hillary e Donald Trump.

Fora os conspiracionistas habituais, o único meio relativamente respeitado a entrar no campo dos óculos estranhos – e seus significados de tirar o fôlego – foi o American Thinker. O site também aponta informações curiosas no comunicado da médica de Hillary, algumas das quais já levantadas por médicos nada simpáticos a ela.

Não dá para acreditar em medicina de “direita” – ou de “esquerda” -, mas é verdade que a doutora Bardack falou num total de três tromboses já sofridas por Hillary. A mais grave foi numa veia que passa pelas membranas do cérebro. O trombo foi tratado com “anticoagulante para dissolver” o coágulo. O remédio mencionado, Coumadin, não dissolve coágulos e não costuma ser a primeira opção dos especialistas.

As especulações, das mais absurdas às comparativamente razoáveis, sempre estão ligadas a problemas de saúde que estariam na origem ou seriam a consequência ao episódio médico mais grave do histórico público de Hillary. Ela sofreu uma queda, em casa, em dezembro de 2012. Teve concussão cerebral – ou seja, bateu a cabeça, sem ter o reflexo corporal automático aos tombos, de protegê-la com os braços. Em seguida veio o diagnóstico de coágulo cerebral (ou a rara trombose venosa em seio transverso), tratado com medicação e repouso. Saiu do hospital usando óculos com prismas de Fresnel, para corrigir a visão dupla causada pelo incidente. Agora, outros óculos com nome estranho entraram na narrativa.

Para enfrentar Trump no debate de hoje à noite, Hillary precisa exibir não só bons argumentos, no que é evidentemente sua praia, como mostrar saúde de ferro. Numa analogia com a mulher de César, ela precisa não só ser saudável como parecer saudável.

Só para lembrar: a mulher, no caso, era Pompeia. Ela foi flagrada com um jovem da elite romana numa festividade religiosa da qual só mulheres podiam participar. César se divorciou dela e, entre crises de epilepsia, continuou sua carreira grandiosa até ser assassinado no complô dos senadores.

Os dados nessa campanha presidencial americana são lançados quase que diariamente. E Donald Trump já foi dono de cassino.
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