One doctor thinks that Booker’s 25 hours without urinating means he needs to see a urologist:
“I think [Booker] needs to see a urologist,” says Dr Rena Malik, urologist and pelvic surgeon. “He probably has some real bladder dysfunction. That’s not normal. A normal person can’t do that.”
The 55-year-old Booker said that he stopped drinking in the lead up to the speech, so he wouldn’t need to use the toilet. Another urologist said this sort of dehydration isn’t a good idea:
“Dehydration can have serious consequences, particularly for older adults,” says Dr Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, a urologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian.
Was Booker’s speech worth the medical risks? I think it’s pretty impressive that he managed to do it.
That’s what patriots do to defend their country. They put themselves in danger so others don’t have to
We need to learn from that.