what hardships did teddy roosevelt overcome?
Cardiovascular disease
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 The improvement was only a temporary remission , and by late 1947 , Ruth was unable to help with the writing of his autobiography , The Babe Ruth Story , which was almost entirely ghostwritten . In and out of the hospital in New York , he left for Florida in February 1948 , doing what activities he could . After six weeks he returned to New York to appear at a book @-@ signing party . He also traveled to California to witness the filming of the book . 

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 A notable and well @-@ documented case in the 19th century was that of young Theodore Roosevelt ( 1858 – 1919 ) . At that time there was no effective treatment . Roosevelt 's youth was in large part shaped by his poor health partly related to his asthma . He experienced recurring nighttime asthma attacks that caused the experience of being smothered to death , terrifying the boy and his parents . 

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 Summer 1949 brought an unwanted distraction for Robinson . In July , he was called to testify before the United States House of Representatives ' Committee on Un @-@ American Activities ( HUAC ) concerning statements made that April by black athlete and actor Paul Robeson . Robinson was reluctant to testify , but he eventually agreed to do so , fearing it might negatively affect his career if he declined . 

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 After Louise 's death , and after bearing criticism of his war record from other Confederates for decades , Longstreet refuted most of their arguments in his memoirs entitled From Manassas to Appomattox , a labor of five years that was published in 1896 . His final years were marked by poor health and partial deafness . In 1902 he suffered from severe rheumatism and was unable to stand for more than a few minutes at a time . His weight diminished from 200 to 135 pounds by January 1903 . Cancer developed in his right eye , and in December he had X @-@ ray therapy in Chicago to treat it . He contracted pneumonia and died in Gainesville , six days before his 83rd birthday . Longstreet 's remains are buried in Alta Vista Cemetery . He outlived most of his detractors , and was one of only a few general officers from the Civil War to live into the 20th century . 

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 In mid @-@ 1921 , Howe was vacationing with the Roosevelts at Campobello Island when Franklin began to run a high fever and reported paralysis in his legs . A doctor was sent for , and Roosevelt was diagnosed with poliomyelitis . Howe remained by Roosevelt 's bedside throughout the early days of his illness , cheering him up , tending to his needs , and even changing his bedpans . By September of that year , Howe had been formally invited to join the Roosevelt household , and began visiting his own family only on weekends . 
