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| Family quiet on condition of George |
| Family quiet on condition of George H W Bush
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-December-2012
0:50:49 AM |
| Former President George H.W. Bush is unlikely to leave the Houston hospital where he's being cared for anytime soon but would tell well-wishers to "put the harps back in the closet," a longtime aide said.
Jean Becker said in a statement on Thursday evening that the 88-year-old, who has been hospitalized for longer than a month, is receiving excellent care after a "terrible case of bronchitis which then triggered a series of complications."
Bush, the oldest living former president, has been in intensive care since on Sunday. He was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Houston on November 23 for treatment of what his spokesman Jim McGrath described as a "stubborn" cough. He had spent about a week there earlier in November for treatment of the same condition.
McGrath and a hospital spokesman did not provide any new information on the president's health on Friday morning.
McGrath said previously that only changes in Bush's condition would prompt updates about his health.
Becker, Bush's longtime Houston chief of staff, said "most of the civilized world" contacted her on Wednesday after word spread that Bush had been placed in intensive care unit when physicians were having difficulty bringing a fever under control.
"Someday President George H.W. Bush might realize how beloved he is, but of course one of the reasons why he is so beloved is because he has no idea," Becker said in the at-times lighthearted statement that made multiple references to jokes and the former president's sense of humor.
She said updates about Bush's condition have been limited "out of respect for President Bush and the Bush family who, like most of us, prefer to deal with health issues in privacy." She said another factor was "because he is so beloved we knew everyone would overreact."
"I hope you all know how much your love, concern and support are appreciated," Becker said.
While the president's treatment was "unequaled anywhere,"
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