Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120225:18:02:00
Now. what about his medical history? i mean, is there cause for children that this may be a serious ailment? >> reporter: well, you know, who knows? when you're 93 years old even a cold could be serious, but mandela is a tough cookie. as you know, he was in prison for 27 years, about the only thing that you see -- you could see from that 27-year period is that he has problems with his eyes because of digging in the lime stone quarries and he had some chest issues as a result of tuberculosis, but other than that, you know, he's been remarkably healthy for someone who has had that kind of life f...