Ann Romney Had Health Scare In March

Ann Romney had a health scare right before Super Tuesday, she said in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" that airs Thursday.

"I was quite fatigued, and I knew I couldn't quit," she said. "I didn't tell anybody I was tired."

Romney was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998 and she has talked about her struggles and her husband's support on the campaign trail. When asked what the scare involved, Romney said, "You know, what happens with me is that I start to almost lose my words. I almost can't think. I can't get my words out. I start to stumble a little bit and so those things were happening and I thought, 'Uh oh, big trouble.'"

Romney manages the degenerative disease with diet and exercise, and spending time with the family's horses helps. She has said that her struggles have made her empathetic to others who are suffering--and then went a step further trying to relate to those whose problems are financial.

"We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing," she told Fox News last month. "It can be here today and gone tomorrow."

Comments

[storgrisdemo]

12:49 PM on 04/27/2012

Will we soon see ads, that asks everyone to help cover Ann's medical costs?

[celtcalgal]

12:03 PM on 04/27/2012

As a widow with two young sons, I had to go to work with two broken ribs, my heart bleeds for you Mrs Romney.

[gochenaur8]

11:44 AM on 04/27/2012

I don't want to sound heartless, but I have no pity for this woman and her husband. For her husband to put his wife on the road to campaign or him, when she is sick, that just shows me what and how far he will go for one thing, become President. And then, assuming she had the problems she had, had the nerve to conduct an interview about it. Why didn't Santorum bring his daughter on the campaign trail? I took care of my wife for a year while she died from cancer, I was a stay at home care taker because after she worked 30 years she couldn't get anything from agencies and her insurance company refused to pay anything till after she died. I did what I could to make her have a life with dignity while she was dying, fed her, bathed her and could not get help from hospic, just to help me to spend a few hours at work to bring in money. I did get through it, but I didn't go out and beg for help, I did it myself, because I loved her. Now the romney's are looking for pity, sorry I am fresh out.

[WondererofAges]

10:24 AM on 04/27/2012

What a totally STUPID comment she makes about her wealth! I wish her good health. But when Anne Romney is feeling ill, she is so very very fortunate to have as much help as she needs with her children and in her house; she doesn't HAVE to get up and go to work (outside her home) to PAY her mortgage/rent and FEED her family. Plus, she has VERY BEST MEDICAL care available to her always. Her situation is vastly different than most AVERAGE American families with a sick mom. One time about twenty years ago i had kidney infection with fever of 102 1/2. BUT I HAD TO GET UP, GET DRESSED AND GO TO MY JOB!! Would Anne Romney have had to do that in same situation? NO WAY! If she wants to or not when she's feeling bad, it is completely HER CHOICE. You can tell by her comments in general she has NO CLUE about how most Americans actually must LIVE (her husband even MORE CLUELESS!)

[florencebrady]

05:39 AM on 04/27/2012

For all those die hard ideologs: Shame on you.

I have been poor and healthy and comfortable (financially) and sick. Which do you think I prefer?

Ann Romney is fighting a very tough battle and for her to keep going (even if YOU hate her politics) shows a very strong character.

Elizabeth Edwards also had that type of character, but we don't hear about the political wives who aren't so tough in the face of illness.

[xxixpines]

08:44 AM on 04/27/2012

If you are unable to seperate the two, by all means vote for the husband.

[StevenRussell1]

03:15 AM on 04/27/2012

I had a birthday in March.

Didn't scare me a bit.

[Eric Graff]

02:34 AM on 04/27/2012

I'm SO glad she is rich & can afford healthcare WHAT ABOUT THE 99%?

[Whateverwhoever]

08:48 AM on 04/27/2012

So only the 1% have healthcare?

[Eric Graff]

07:51 PM on 04/27/2012

100% of the 1%ers have it, 99%ers? not so much...........

[manmi1]

10:02 AM on 04/27/2012

Exactly. No one wants to hear their horror stories when they can't afford or are turned down for treatment they need.

[scasper34]

12:50 AM on 04/27/2012

I sympathize with her,but she didn't experience the pain of trying to pay your bills when you are sick and out of work!!!!!!!!!!

[laguy91011]

12:42 AM on 04/27/2012

Romney will lose. His wife isn't likeable at all.

[gottacommentonthis]

10:36 PM on 04/26/2012

Having a spouse with MS is a hugh responsiblity. It can be stressful for all family members involved. Its is something that the POTUS shouldn't deal with while in office. I think it would be better for the nation if Mitt Romney just quitely bowed out.,

[N Lee Fox]

05:45 AM on 04/27/2012

Bow out and let Obama keep scalping us!!!! NO WAY....

[Lardin]

11:24 AM on 04/27/2012

I agree with the part about the spouse having a giant responsibility and that it is stressful for all family members, It does not disqualify him from being President. What disqualifies him are his positions on the issues, and how adversely 99 percent of this country would be affected if he were elected.

[stlbrz]

10:29 PM on 04/26/2012

How the hell is he gonna pay for this pre-existing condition since he is unemployed?

[mikesalvi]

10:25 PM on 04/26/2012

As Obama said, Lovely Lady.

[musomesa]

10:22 PM on 04/26/2012

My sincere sympathies go to her as a private citizen. However, as a public figure it is not about her. It is about the constituency they are asking to serve. When she starts talking about the experience those with the disease that so not have the means she has, when she starts talking about whether we are the keepers of our brothers and sisters, when she realizes that a catastrophic illness means financial ruin for most families, then she will have contributed to the dialog.

[cashey]

09:52 PM on 04/26/2012

All the haters need to experience MS first hand, on a daily basis. There are four types of MS and each one has different symptoms, from mild to extremely severe. Ann Romney is a brave and courageious woman and she is not using MS for sympathy votes. I am hoping when she becomes FLOTUS, she will make MS her cause unstead of inviting more Biggest Losers into the WH East Room.

[stlbrz]

10:23 PM on 04/26/2012

Never happen.

[Stephen1349]

09:29 PM on 04/26/2012

Mrs. Romney..while you are praising yourself and your ability to overcome your affliction, keep in mind that you are able to afford the best healthcare available..pay for your prescriptions without a thought...and ride your horses for therapeutic purposes. However, there are millions of people in this country who aren't as fortunate and your husband represents the party that wants to hinder these people even more than they are now. I distinctly remember when, at the first debate, some idiot yelled "Yeahhh!!" when the question was asked of what should happen to a man with cancer and no insurance...should he just be put on the street to die? Mitt Romney nor any of the others spoke out against that attitude or that uncaring, callous thinking. So enjoy your horses, Mrs. Romney...you don't draw any sympathy from me. While you are saddling up, keep those poor people in mind as you trot off to get your exercise.

[dfinch]

12:03 AM on 04/27/2012

You're taking this out of context. The question was asked to Ron Paul. The question didn't have to do with cancer. Mr. Paul was asked if a patient needed treatment and didn't have insurance would he treat him? Paul first said that people should be responsible for their own health. His final answer was "Yes. Of course I'd treat him". This was not a question that was passed down to the other candidates. I don't know where you happened to get your information but you're incorrect. MS is an incurable disease. There's nothing particularly special that can give this disease much comfort. I had a personal friend that took high doses of vitamins that she did very well on. Exhaustion is the enemy of a MS patient. There's not a drug out there to take that others couldn't get because of finances. I hope you or a family member is never diagnosed with it.

[kappaangel]

04:30 AM on 04/27/2012

What a ridiculous statement. Only 40 million out of 300 million are uninsured, and many of those 40 million are either on welfare or have opted not to get insurance. By the way, how many people have you seen out in the street dying of cancer? Even Mayo Clinic will take those who can not afford its care.

The GOP isn't the party who wants to see people without care. It is the party, however, who doesn't want to see taxes at any where from 40 to 80 percent as it is in the socialist nations with socialized medicine, which is, by the way, very inferior to American medicine. In the UK citizens wait many times 10 months to get an MRI. mammograms are only paid by the government eveyr five years, and after 70 the government denies payment for operations to the senior citizens. Stats show that the US has the highest survival rate for cancer and heart conditions.

It's too bad your sympathy is limited. I presume you didn't have any sympathy either for Elizabeth Edwards, who had terminal cancer. After all, she was worth 50 million dollars!

[pfreddie88]

10:38 AM on 04/27/2012

Do you know what the survival rate for people who have cancer and no insurance? Far and away below the insured, I can assure you.

I'd like you to post you source for 40 milllion people being on welfare...I guess they don't deserve insurance? I suppose they should just die and decrease the surpluss population anyway.