KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush fell on Wednesday morning while at home in Kennebunkport, Maine, spokesman Jim McGrath told CNN.

He has a broken bone in his vertebrae in his neck but “it was not life threatening” McGrath said. He is in a hospital in Portland, Maine, and is very stable.

McGrath said he was never disoriented.

“We are not expecting a long stay,” McGrath said.

City Lights

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3. That doesn't sound good. Yikes. nt

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Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:19 PM

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MADem

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4. He'll be ok--it was a vertebrae, not the whole enchilada. They said he won't be in hospital for

Reply to City Lights (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:23 PM

Jul 2015

very long...

He is not a spring chicken so any injury is fraught with issues....but they don't seem concerned.

struggle4progress

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5. George HW Bush hospitalized after fall

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Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:24 PM

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July 15, 2015, 10:19 pm
By Elliot Smilowitz

... Bush is very stable after breaking a bone in his neck, but Bush spokesman Jim McGrath told CNN “it was not life threatening.”

"We are not expecting a long stay," McGrath said.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/248142-george-hw-bush-hospitalized-after-fall

Sunlei

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6. one would think all the Nurses wouldn't let him fall

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Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:28 PM

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RandySF

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7. I thought he was in a wheelchair

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Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:31 PM

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oberliner

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9. Bathroom, perhaps?

Reply to RandySF (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:41 PM

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Or getting in and out of the wheelchair in the morning or evening?

Sunlei

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13. I don't think he can get out of the chair or walk on his own at all.

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Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:49 PM

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Sunlei

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11. yes, his legs don't work he has vascular Parkinson's. that means Nurses change diapers, bath him,

Reply to RandySF (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:42 PM

Jul 2015

dress him, move him to bed or chair.

He has to have top flight, top tier medical care. Old Bush not like the millions of 'regular Americans' who have to care for their totally dependent, disabled loved ones alone.

Or even worse stuck in some nursing home with a $7 an hour sadist to 'oops dropped the frail elder on the floor.'