作为特朗普总统的主治医生，肖恩·巴巴贝拉博士面对的患者并不总是听从医生的建议。
As President Trump’s primary physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella contends with a patient who doesn’t always listen to doctors’ advice.
这一点在本月俄亥俄州的一次集会上表现得很明显，当时特朗普告诉观众，他服用的阿司匹林剂量是医生建议的四倍以上。
That was evident during a rally in Ohio this month, where Trump told the audience he takes more than four times the amount of aspirin that his doctors recommend.
“他们说，‘先生，你不需要那么多，’”特朗普对人群说。“我说，‘帮我个忙，我35年来一直都好好的，别管我了。’”特朗普继续说：“我会换成那种小药片，然后事情会变糟，我就会说：‘你这个混蛋医生。’”照顾一位80岁、也是有史以来最高龄就任的总统，这本身就带来诸多挑战。根据知情人士透露，巴巴贝拉博士——或者另一位医生——应随时距离总统不超过三分钟。他是极少数完全了解特朗普健康状况的官员之一，也是少数几位负责向公众披露其健康信息的人之一。
“They said, ‘Sir, you don’t need that,’” Trump told the crowd. “I said, ‘Do me a favor, I’ve been doing OK for 35 years, leave me alone.’”Trump continued: “I’ll switch to that tiny little thing and then something bad will happen and I’ll say: ‘You son-of-a-b—doctor.’”It is one of many challenges that come with caring for an 80-year-old president who is the oldest ever inaugurated. Barbabella—or another doctor—is supposed to be no more than three minutes away from the president at all times, according to people familiar with the matter. He is among the few officials with complete knowledge of Trump’s health and one of a handful responsible for what the public knows about it.