These Presidents And World Leaders Hid Their Health Problems

Prime Minister Gordon Brown Came Under Scrutiny For His Vision Problems

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Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has suffered vision problems since a rugby accident left him blind in one eye. He also has a retinal detachment in his other eye, which makes him fearful of one day being completely blind. During his time in office, he got into a heated conversation with Andrew Marr on BBC TV. In the interview, Marr intrusively pressed Brown about his health, clearly to get a rise from the politician.

“Although I have problems with my eyes and it has been very difficult over the years, I think people understand that you can do a job and you can work hard,” Brown calmly said. “And I think it would be a terrible indictment of our political system if you thought that because someone had this medical issue, they couldn’t do the job.”