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His gratitude toward the doctors and nurses was palpable, lacking the rehearsed polish of a typical political statement. It was the sincere thanks of a patient who realized just how close he had come to running out of time. After stabilizing his white blood cell counts and heart rate, he was eventually cleared to fly home to New York to complete his course of intravenous antibiotics. Yet, the image of a “human” Bill Clinton—vulnerable, grateful, and reflective—is what remained with the public long after the technical medical updates faded.
