Former President George H.W. Bush joined veterans during the monthly pancake breakfast at the American Legion Post 159 in Kennebunkport, Maine, on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Photo: Office of former President George H.W. Bush via AP
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Former US president George H.W. Bush hospitalised again
Former US President George H.W. Bush, pictured here at the Super Bowl, was hospitalised again low blood pressure and fatigue. Photo: Reuters
Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalised Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said.
Bush was awake, alert and not in any discomfort, Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the 93-year-old Bush, said just after 2pm. He said Bush would spend at least a few days in hospital for observation.
Bush was taken to Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. A spokeswoman said Sunday all information would be released by the Bush family.
Bush arrived in Maine for the summer on May 20. Coming about a month after the death of his wife of 73 years, Barbara, the family said the 41st president was eager to return to the family compound on Walker’s Point. He has visited every summer since childhood, the only exception being the years of his World War II service.
On Saturday, Bush attended a pancake breakfast at an American Legion post in Kennebunkport. He had been scheduled to attend a Memorial Day parade in the town Monday.
Bush, who has a form of Parkinson’s disease and a history of pneumonia and other infections, was hospitalised in Houston on April 22, the day after his wife’s funeral, for an infection. He remained hospitalised for 13 days.
Bush uses a wheelchair and an electric scooter for mobility. He has been hospitalised several times in recent years for respiratory problems.