Sharon Taken to Jerusalem Hospital

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FOX news is also reporting on this now...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_sharon

TV: Sharon Taken to Jerusalem Hospital

3 minutes ago

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon was taken to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital after nightfall Sunday, Channel 2 TV reported, after feeling unwell while working in his office.
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The TV report said roads around the hospital were closed before Sharon, 77, arrived in his official vehicle. There was no word on his condition or what his ailment was.

Channel 10 TV, quoting police sources, said Sharon apparently lost consciousness. He was taken directly to the emergency room of the hospital, the media reports said. Officials in Sharon's office were not available for comment.

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1. This is very, very bad news

I very much hope he gets well

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2. More news: it was apparently a small stroke (not in danger). (Haaretz)

Sharon rushed to Jerusalem hospital after minor stroke
By Haaretz Service and Agencies

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital in Jerusalem on Sunday evening after suffering a minor stroke, the Israeli media reported.

"He lost consciousness on the way to hospital and then regained it," said one medic.

Channel 2 television said that Sharon was in a confused state, and that he had been taken for a neurological scan. According to Channel 2, Sharon was hospitalized a little before 8 P.M., and was taken straight to the trauma room.

Channel 10 quoted the hospital as saying that the prime minister's life was not in danger.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/659324.html

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3. PM Sharon suffers light stroke, rushed to hospital

PM Sharon suffers light stroke, rushed to hospital: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1134309603256&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in southern Jerusalem at 7:50 p.m. Sunday evening.

The prime minister, who will be 78 in February, apparently suffered a light stroke and was taken directly to the trauma room in the hospital. The senior medical staff of the hospital was called in to treat him.

Channel 1 reported that the prime minister was on the way to Tel Aviv on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway when he felt unwell. Sharon reported this to his son Omri over the phone, and Omri ordered his security detail to take him directly to the hospital.
According to Channel 1, and contrary to earlier reports from several sources, the prime minister did not lose consciousness at any point, and even walked on his own into the trauma room. Other reports claimed the prime minister lost consciousness on the ride to the hospital, and Sharon was taken into the trauma room on a stretcher.