Former US President George H.W. Bush Admitted To Intensive Care Suffering From Infection – Day After Wife Barbara’s Funeral

 George H.W. Bush

Former President George H.W. Bush is in intensive care, a day after a funeral was held for his wife, Barbara Bush, CNN gathered.

"President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood," spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering. We will issue additional updates as events warrant."

Bush has a form of Parkinson's disease and has been hospitalized previously for respiratory ailments. In April 2017, he was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital "due to a persistent cough" that was found to be a mild case of pneumonia.

According to a source close to the former Republican President, Bush was admitted to the hospital with an infection that led to sepsis, which can be life-threatening. He was in critical condition, the source said.

The former President's hospitalization is especially upsetting for his family because it follows so closely on the death of his wife of 73 years last Tuesday. The family had been worried about how he would deal with her death and such an emotional week, according to the source.

"Right after a big loss - certainly like he has had - there is some data that shows that some people can develop problems with immunity and become more susceptible to infections," CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said. "Infections they otherwise would have been able to fight become more serious."





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