George H.W. Bush ‘in intensive care’ with blood infection after wife Barbara’s funeral
The former president fell ill with a blood infection, but is responding to treatment, said a spokesman
Former President George HW Bush has been hospitalised with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said on Monday.
Jim McGrath said on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is “responding to treatments and appears to be recovering”. He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an infection spread to his blood, McGrath said.
The elder Bush uses a wheelchair and an electric scooter for mobility after developing a form of Parkinson’s disease, and he has needed hospital treatment several times in recent years for respiratory problems.
He attended the funeral wearing a pair of knitted socks decorated in blue, red and yellow books – a tribute to his late wife’s work promoting literacy.