41st president of US, George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara Bush both hospitalized

Former President George H.W. Bush and
his wife, former First Lady Barbara Bush, have
both been hospitalized, his spokesman said
Wednesday.
Jim McGrath said that the 41st president has
been hospitalized at Houston Methodist Hospital
since Saturday, and later said in a statement the
cause was "an acute respiratory problem


Photo of George Bush and wife, Barbara

stemming from pneumonia. Doctors performed a
procedure to protect and clear his airway that
required sedation."
He said Bush is responding well to treatments.
Barbara Bush also was admitted to the hospital
Wednesday morning as a precaution after
"experiencing fatigue and coughing," McGrath said
in the statement.
Bush, who served a single term as President from
1989 to 1993, was already not expected to attend
the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump

Photo of George Bush



in Washington on Friday due to health concerns.
Bush sent a letter to the President-elect on
January 10, apologizing for missing the ceremony
and saying that he and Barbara "wish you the very
best as you begin this incredible journey of
leading our great country."