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#41 in Intensive Care.. (Original Post) HipChick Apr 2018 OP
He didn't look too well in that picture with the former presidents and first ladies PJMcK Apr 2018 #1
I don't want to be ghoulish, but I'd be surprised if he wasn't "willing himself" to go... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #2
It is not unusual for man to follow quickly Sanity Claws Apr 2018 #3
Yes...very common.. HipChick Apr 2018 #11
He may not last through the end of the week. bearsfootball516 Apr 2018 #4
Hes very old. cwydro Apr 2018 #5
+ 1 nt backtoblue Apr 2018 #13
I am hoping for a full recovery Gothmog Apr 2018 #6
+1 OnDoutside Apr 2018 #10
+1 lunamagica Apr 2018 #14
He looked exhausted. badhair77 Apr 2018 #7
Hope he gets to return home. democrank Apr 2018 #8
I'm not sure he wants to. bearsfootball516 Apr 2018 #12
Wanna bet that when #41 passes #45 will be indisposed at the time of the ceremony? Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2018 #9
Perhaps the Bush family will forget to send his invitation dflprincess Apr 2018 #17
Hang in there, George. Hugin Apr 2018 #15
He's got a fever Generic Brad Apr 2018 #16
This update sounds encouraging: George H.W. Bush is Eager to Get Well, Go to Maine: Spokesman Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #18
Poor guy, so hard to lose a spouse Raine Apr 2018 #19

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
1. He didn't look too well in that picture with the former presidents and first ladies
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:50 PM
Apr 2018

After all, President G.H.W. Bush is 93 years old.

hlthe2b

(102,358 posts)
2. I don't want to be ghoulish, but I'd be surprised if he wasn't "willing himself" to go...
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:52 PM
Apr 2018

Men of that generation rarely tend to do well once their long term spouse passes.

Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts)
3. It is not unusual for man to follow quickly
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:52 PM
Apr 2018

His wife in passing
At least anecdotally I have found that to be true.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
4. He may not last through the end of the week.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:52 PM
Apr 2018

When longtime spouses pass away, the surviving spouse often isn't far behind.

badhair77

(4,220 posts)
7. He looked exhausted.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:57 PM
Apr 2018

The service probably took a lot out of him. I, too, would not be surprised if he joined his wife.

democrank

(11,104 posts)
8. Hope he gets to return home.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 06:58 PM
Apr 2018

How difficult life must be for him after having his wife by his side for 73 years.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
12. I'm not sure he wants to.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 07:06 PM
Apr 2018

I personally believe in heaven, and I know that if after 93 years of life and 73 of them with my wife, after she died, I'd be completely ready to be reunited with her. He might be thinking the same thing.

Comatose Sphagetti

(836 posts)
9. Wanna bet that when #41 passes #45 will be indisposed at the time of the ceremony?
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 07:01 PM
Apr 2018

He's loathed by the family and knows it.

Rhiannon12866

(206,010 posts)
18. This update sounds encouraging: George H.W. Bush is Eager to Get Well, Go to Maine: Spokesman
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 02:24 AM
Apr 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said.

Jim McGrath said Monday on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is "responding to treatments and appears to be recovering." He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an infection spread to his blood, McGrath said.

<snip>

McGrath wouldn't elaborate Monday night on the specifics of Bush's condition, saying additional updates would be issued "as events warrant." But he said the 41st president was eager to get well so he can get to his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

"He's the most goal-oriented person on this planet," McGrath said.


https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Former-President-George-HW-Bush-Admitted-to-Hospital-480612811.html

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