Mark Landler at the NY Times reports that Hillary's recent concussion and subsequent blood clot have added to fears that her work has "taken its toll." Landler writes:
WASHINGTON — When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow
after slipping in a State Department garage in June 2009, she returned
to work in just a few days. Her arm in a sling, she juggled speeches and
a trip to India and Thailand with physical therapy, rebuilding a joint
held together with wire and pins.
It was vivid evidence of Mrs. Clinton’s indomitable stamina and work
ethic — as a first lady, senator, presidential candidate and, for the
past four years, the most widely traveled secretary of state in American
history.
But after a fall at home in December that caused a concussion, and a subsequent diagnosis of a blood clot in her head, it has taken much longer for Mrs. Clinton to bounce back. She was released from a hospital
in New York on Wednesday, accompanied by her daughter, Chelsea, and her
husband, former President Bill Clinton. On Thursday, she told
colleagues that she hoped to be in the office next week.
Her health scare, though, has reinforced the concerns of friends and
colleagues that the years of punishing work and travel have taken a
heavy toll. Even among her peers at the highest levels of government,
Mrs. Clinton, 65, is renowned for her grueling schedule. Over the past
four years, she was on the road for 401 days and spent the equivalent of
87 full days on a plane, according to the State Department’s Web site.
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