President Recalls Sasha's Health Scare

Barack Obama Thinks He's 'A Pretty Cool Dad'
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Though she's healthy now, President Obama revealed that daughter Sasha had a health scare that forever changed his outlook on the health industry.

During Thursday's White House Internet town-hall meeting, the President said "our little precious pea" was hospitalized with life-threatening meningitis at just three months old.

"The doctors did a terrific job," he said. "But frankly it was the nurses that were there with us when she had to get a spinal tap, and all sorts of things that were just bringing me to tears."

The now 7-year-old Sasha recovered from the ordeal, but her father says it made a lasting impression. "I'm biased toward nurses," he said. "I just like nurses."

Published 3/27/09 by the Insider

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  • The style of writing is very familiar . Have you written guest posts for other blogs?
    Anonymous 4/8/09 Reply
  • The Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA), a national organization, would like the public and media to know that information is available regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of meningitis. MFA was founded by parents whose children...
    MUSAorg 4/5/09 Reply
  • WE NEED MORE FATHERS WHO CARE LIKE THIS FOR THERE CHILDREN. FATHERS STAND UP AND TAKE UR PLACE AND STOP BEING AN A$$ AND TAKE CARE OF UR CHILDREN. (PRESIDENT OBAMA U ROCK)
    ShaunieT 3/28/09 Reply
  • im also a nurse..well thanks to you mr.president its a great honor for us!! we nurses are very compassionate and heart giving specially if the pt. is a child..hope someday the world will notice how valuable we are..again thank u very much
    ladylake 3/28/09 Reply
  • this is so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Anonymous 3/27/09 Reply
  • omg ... wat a good pic ...
    thank god she is doing better now
    sunshine_eggo 3/27/09 Reply
  • .........
    NeverLetGo 3/27/09 Reply
  • Meningitis can be life-threatening, it took my 15 year old daughter on Dec 26,2007. Her name is Jessica Michelle Elkins. There is a vaccine out for meningitis, and I beg every parent to talk to there doctor about it. Jessica lived 5 days after...
    Anonymous 3/27/09 Reply