A statement released by a spokesman for George H.W. Bush says that he was hospitalized and is in intensive care.
BREAKING: Spokesman: Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized with infection after wife's funeral; appears to be recovering.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 23, 2018
Former President George H.W. Bush, whose wife Barbara was laid to rest on Saturday, has been admitted to the hospital for an infection that has spread to his blood, per a family spokesman. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering,” says the statement.
— NPR (@NPR) April 23, 2018
Breaking: President George Bush Sr. has been admitted to hospital for treatment for an infection that spread to his blood but is recovering according to his office pic.twitter.com/LhF3fN6ZKh
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) April 23, 2018
Here’s the statement:
Hopefully he’ll be OK, but it is often the case that husbands in very close couples die very soon after the wife dies. Spare a thought or a prayer for H.W.