In a lot of ways I think that Mary Todd Lincoln has been underestimated by history. Yes, she was sent over the edge when her youngest son died (I would be too) but she had the reputation of being politically astute and very intelligent in her younger years. Fun fact, in the 1860 presidential election three out of the four candidates had courted Mary Todd. I wonder if any historian has tackled her younger years in a book?
Here is a N.Y. Times article about Melania just having had a medical procedure for a kidney ailment. Perhaps her emotional state is starting to show up in her body as dis-ease related to her discomfort with her role? Is there perhaps more to this than is being reported?
I'm no doctor, but it looks like this procedure relates to tumors of the kidney (not stones), probably benign. It sounds as if she's been in pain for a while (which may partially account for her pinched-face look all the time), and also sounds as if she's being kept there way longer than normal, which to me means they are doing more tests. So yes, stress, but also perhaps a touch of karma?
Boy would he love to be a widower. Sympathy vote.
He'd be relieved that he'd no longer be in danger of having his prenup invalidated by all the Stormi nonsense. Sorry if this sounds super-jaded, but I don't think he loves anyone.
Laura F, I agree this feels like a touch of karma. I also struggle with going back and forth between feeling some bit of sympathy for her and feeling like she has free will and “made her bed and now must sleep in it “. Trump has no understanding of love or compassion. He is, to my eye, what evil looks like in action.
Yes, Jeanne, I feel the same thing. She may have regrets about some of her choices, but she's stoic and has in effect "sold her soul" to get what she wants in this life. My sympathy for her is extremely limited and is mostly centered on her son's disabilities and the sadness for any parent who has to face such challenges.
I’m feeling there was something more going on with her kidney and her hospital stay. It was more serious. The issue just feels larger and I see a hole in her side.
Mrs. Trump has not been seen in public since she returned from the hospital. Mrs. Pence actually filled in for her during the South Korean president's visit this past week. I agree that there seems to be more to the story.