Former President George H.W.
Bush's breathing "has returned to normal" but he will stay in the
hospital Monday night, an aide said. It will be his seventh straight night
since being admitted last week.
"President Bush's breathing has returned
to normal, but he will remain at the Houston Methodist Hospital tonight pending
final approval from his doctors to return home. Both President
and Mrs. Bush wish to thank everyone for their good wishes and prayers,"
Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. Continue..
Bush, 90, was taken to the
hospital last Tuesday night in an ambulance as a precautionary measure after
experiencing shortness of breath. McGrath said in previous statements that Bush
had been in "high spirits" during the stay, and that he received
visits from his wife, Barbara, son Neil and daughter-in-law Maria Bush on
Christmas Day.me
The 41st President also had to celebrate
Christmas in the hospital two years ago, when he spent two months hospitalized for
bronchitis and a persistent cough. Aides say, however, his current condition is
considerably less serious.
While the
elder Bush will celebrate his 91st birthday in June and suffers from
Parkinson's disease, he remains active. Last month he appeared with his son,
former President George W. Bush, at an event launching the younger Bush's book about his father
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