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The context of his recovery follows a frightening hospitalization for sepsis, an extreme immune response to an existing infection that can quickly become fatal. In Clinton’s case, a urological infection had entered his bloodstream—a condition known as urosepsis. While his medical team at UC Irvine successfully stabilized his vitals and prevented the infection from tipping into full septic shock, the ordeal clearly left an indelible mark on the former president. “I plan to be here a lot longer,” he told the camera, but his expression carried the weight of a man who had stared directly at the horizon of his own mortality.
