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Former President George H.W. Bush To Remain In Hospital

Jim McGrath said Monday the 93-year-old Bush “is in great spirits and is looking forward to going home soon”

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Former President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss for the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston.

Jim McGrath, a family spokesman, said former President George H.W. Bush will remain hospitalized “to continue regaining strength” as he recovers from an infection requiring his hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral.

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Bush was admitted April 22 to Houston Methodist Hospital. He’s being treated for an infection that spread to his blood.

McGrath said Monday the 93-year-old Bush “is in great spirits and is looking forward to going home soon.” McGrath has previously said Bush hopes to travel next month to his family’s home in Maine, where he spends the summers.

Bush has a form of Parkinson’s disease and a history of pneumonia and other infections.

He was hospitalized after attending the funeral and burial of his 92-year-old wife, Barbara, who died April 17 at their Houston home.

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