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The former makes more sense - all of her opponents have been trying to portray her as having a variety of ailments like vascular dementia, which are both incurable and would make her unable to hold office. However, it is entirely possible to recover from pneumonia and its onset is easily explained by the stress of a lengthy and bitter campaign, and the ambient conditions at the time.
She seemed perfectly capable of campaigning back in 2008, so what changed? If it is a simple matter of pneumonia as the Clinton campaign would have you believe, then why this image:
Source: CNN
Pay attention to the man on the left of Clinton (with the bluish purple tie). He becomes important later.
Here is another photograph of Clinton.
Source: Snopes.com
Many have theorized that the item that the agent has is actually a Diazepam pen. Diazepam, for those familiar with the Metal Gear Solid series, is designed to calm the nerves. However, according to Drugs.com, Diazepam is used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms. Diazepam is sometimes used with other medications to treat seizures. Many have theorized that Hillary has had seizures in the past so that pen would have been used to calm her down quickly.