Barbara Bush released from Houston hospital

[The Straight Story]

Barbara Bush released from Houston hospital


HOUSTON - Former first lady Barbara Bush has been released from a Houston hospital, where she underwent tests after being admitted last weekend.

Methodist Hospital said in a statement announcing the Wednesday release that Bush might have had a mild relapse of Graves disease, a thyroid condition for which she was treated in 1989. Her doctors have adjusted her medication.

The 84-year-old wife of former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Saturday after not feeling well for about a week. She was described as not being in any pain or danger.

Mrs. Bush had heart surgery in March 2009 for a severe narrowing of the main heart valve. She also was hospitalized in November 2008, when she underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-barbara-bush-released1-2010apr01,0,4554212.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fnation+%28L.A.+Times+-+National+News%29

Noted one Dr. "The exorcism was not a success and there is nothing else we can do."

[mitchum]

1. Thanks for the warning!

[Jamastiene]

2. Now, why should we worry our pretty minds about something like that.

:P

[arthritisR_US]

6. LOL...that was spot on! :-) n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. What?

No death panel order to euthanize?

What'd we just vote for?

[midnight]

4. Access to the worlds best hospitals are a life saver..... Was this access paid for

by the Govt.?

[sarge43]

9. No.

Under the Former Presidents Act, only the president is entitled to care at military hospital and he has to reimburse the cost. His family is not eligible. Further, because he's a one term president, Poppy can't purchase gov't insurance under The Federal Employee's Health Benefits Act.

[LiberalFighter]

11. I'm sure they don't have to worry about finances.

[sarge43]

18. No, they don't. n/t

[midnight]

20. I was wondering about medicare? I was not aware of the Federal Employees health benefits.

I will have to look at that-thanks.

[sarge43]

21. Well, they are entitled to Medicare.

I'm getting it; I can't begrudge anyone else their due.

[arthritisR_US]

5. I'm surprised at my utter indifference to this news....

:shrug:

[virgogal]

7. God,she's an old lady,like me. The exorcism comment is childish..

[sarge43]

10. Any one who said she can't bother her beautiful mind about combat deaths

needs to be exorcised.

So says this old lady.

[malaise]

12. +1 n/t

[walldude]

15. Or how about the people from New Orleans living in Houston stadium

"Oh they were underprivileged anyway, this is so much better for them"

Yeah we ought to be really nice to this princess... :eyes:

[sarge43]

16. Ineeda reminded us of that humanitarian insight. n/t

[Mme. Defarge]

8. She's at large? n/t

[LiberalFighter]

14. There should be an APB put out on her.

[Ineeda]

13. Cold-hearted b*tch

After Katrina---
Published: September 05, 2005 7:25 PM ET updated 8:00 PM

NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George
H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in
Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the
poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated,
<snip>
"What I’m hearing which is sort of
scary is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is
so overwhelmed by the hospitality.
"And so many of the people in the arena here, you
know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she
chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054719

[City Lights]

17. I'm sure everything will work out quite well for her. nt

[Javaman]

19. Fly my little pretty, fly!!! oh wait, I thought they said...

they were releasing the gargoyle from hell.