New Book: Jill Biden Screamed, Kicked Out Priest During President Joe Biden's Suffering From Brain Aneurysm

[Report] Jill Biden Screamed, Kicked Out Priest During President Joe Biden's Suffering From Brain Aneurysm — Jill Biden screams angrily when a hospital called a priest to read Joe Biden his last rites after suffering from an aneurysm, a new book reveals. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

According to a new biography about the First Lady, Joe Biden was so unwell after suffering an aneurysm three decades ago that a priest read him his last rites. In 1988, Joe Biden was brought to the hospital with a bulging artery supplying blood to the right side of his brain, which may have resulted in a stroke.

Joe Biden, then 45, had been neglecting warning signals for weeks and was taking 10 Tylenol each day to deal with the headaches. His physicians were so concerned about his condition that they requested a priest to deliver the sacrament to Biden, a devout Catholic, and a nurse warned his wife, Jill Biden, not to enter the room when it was being administered.

Per Daily Mail, the first lady reacted angrily when physicians thought Joe Biden's condition so critical that a priest was sent to administer the sacrament to the devout Catholic.

Jill Biden Kicked Out Priest Ready to Read Rites For Joe Biden

The narrative adds to the story of Biden's near-death experience, which makes him the oldest president in history at 79 years old. Since announcing his candidacy for president in 2020, he has been hounded by questions about his health and cognitive ability.

Donald Trump branded Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe" because of his lethargic delivery. Since he was in charge, Joe Biden has made a series of gaffes, the most recent of which was referring to Iranians instead of Ukrainians in his State of the Union speech. Joe Biden's brush with death in 1988 was more serious than people may have imagined, according to Julie Pace and Darlene Superville, executive editor and White House writer for the Associated Press, in their book "Jill: A Biography of the First Lady."

Jill Biden mistook Joe Biden's difficulties on the campaign trail for the strain of the election, which ended in shambles when Joe Biden was accused of plagiarizing his campaign speeches. To manage his headaches, the now-president was said to be taking up to ten Tylenol each day. Joe Biden was working out when he allegedly felt a searing ache in his neck, which left his right side paralyzed and his legs feeling "heavy," as per The Sun.

He thought he'd had a heart attack but pushed through the agony, telling Jill Biden he'd strained a muscle so she wouldn't be scared. Joe Biden, though, passed out at the foot of his bed after making a speech at the University of Rochester and didn't wake up for another five hours.

When his brother Jimmy insisted on seeing a doctor, Joe Biden was admitted to the hospital. When Jill Biden arrived at the hospital and learned that Joe Biden was being given last rites, she stormed into the room and insisted that the priest leave, which he did, according to reports.

After that, Joe Biden was transported to surgery, where physicians discovered the aneurysm, which might have killed him if left untreated any longer. The president has previously recalled the event, claiming that he was on the verge of death at the time but was given a "second chance at life."

Book Reveals Other Details About First Lady Jill Biden

The following is an extract from Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville's introduction to 'Jill: A Biography of the First Lady.' Jill Biden's life is chronicled in this book. According to ABC News, Pace, a former White House correspondent, and Washington bureau chief, is now the AP's executive editor, while Superville covers the White House for the AP.

Jill Biden presents childhood values developed in the 1950s and 1960s, coming-of-age in the 1970s, a political life in the 1980s and 1990s amidst the culture wars, and a Blue Star mother's post-9/11 experience.

Her history shapes her view of the present and her position as one of the world's most powerful women. Her future, on the other hand, is tangled up with America's heightened divisiveness and political instability, as well as her husband's presidency's legacy. She now has one of the most renowned platforms worldwide.