Ex-president George H.W. Bush moved to intensive care; wife hospitalized

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters


18 JAN 2017 AT 13:47 ET

Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush has been moved to an intensive-care unit at a Houston hospital with pneumonia and was stable and resting comfortably after doctors performed a procedure to clear his airway, his office said on Wednesday.

His wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, also was admitted to the same hospital on Wednesday as a precaution after experiencing fatigue and coughing, the office said in a statement.

Bush, who at 92 is the nation’s oldest living ex-president, has been at Houston Methodist Hospital since Saturday after experiencing shortness of breath, family spokesman Jim McGrath said on Wednesday.

Since then, Bush experienced an “acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia” and was sedated for the unspecified procedure, his office said.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/ex-president-george-h-w-bush-moved-to-intensive-care-wife-hospitalized/

[TygrBright]

1. I hope they are not in too much pain and recover speedily. n/t

[Schema Thing]

2. cover for his son to stay in Texas Friday?

Or just an old Intelligence Community guy who can't.even?

[nini]

22. Both

I am sure the Bushes want to vomit as much as we do over this.

[kimbutgar]

3. Upset stress driven by the impending coronation of thump?

I wouldn't be surprised if thumps attacks on our intelligence agencies greatly upset poppy bush Ex CIA guy.

[MFM008]

4. Stress

Put my mom in the hospital. It can happen.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. Had a doctor tell me

pneumonia was an "old man's friend" meaning it made passing away quicker and easier.

[LeftInTX]

7. He had a procedure to clear his airway

Don't know if this was a chest tube, suction or trach. Either way, it is a procedure done to prolong life. I am a bit surprised. My parents had advanced directives and probably would have opted out of treatment.

[DeminPennswoods]

16. never a good sign

once the lungs/airways start getting congested, but I hope he is able to recover.

[csziggy]

31. That's what they did for my mother in law two weeks ago

She had COPD and pneumonia. Her oxygen level got below 50% so they were going to put in a tube but had to suction her before they could get air to her lungs.

The family put her into hospice last Wednesday and she passed away the next day.

With her COPD she could have suffered much longer. She's been fighting for each breath for years and especially in the last year. Until this last illness she had been able to function.

[LeftInTX]

37. I'm sorry about your mother in law

[csziggy]

39. Thank you. We all miss her

But we're glad she isn't hurting any more.

She was amazing - started the Bay County Audubon group, was a Girl Scout leader, volunteered with United Way, published a genealogy book, and raised five amazing children. She had eight grandchildren and eight great grandsons!

[eggplant]

18. Yep.

[Denzil_DC]

24. I have to admit that was my first thought. n/t

[Liberalagogo]

6. Wouldn't it be something

If one or both of them passed and totally overshadowed the inaugurination?

Not saying I hope that, just speculating.

[angrychair]

8. Best wishes

Not the best of presidents but they really are not bad people.
They changed as they aged. Barbara Bush really is a kind hearted and pleasant person.

[Plucketeer]

25. I'd take either one of them

for the next 4 years over Trump in a HEARTBEAT!

[cyclonefence]

28. Not the impression I got from Kitty Kelly's book

The Family. Barbara came off as vicious and nasty, mean spirited and rude.

He, on the other hand, is responsible for the Americans with Disabilities Act, an immensely important law.

[democrank]

9. I wish them both well.

[olddad56]

36. I don't care about either one fo them.

[Bengus81]

10. Get well HW and Barbara.....n/t

[elmac]

11. Wish them all the best nt

[Sunlei]

12. Barbara Bush admited to same hospital. They're a close couple, I hope they room together.

It's not good if the parkinson's is so advanced he can't clear his lungs.

[hibbing]

13. Wish them both the best

Like others have said, not my favorite president, but he served when not all Republicans were batshit crazy.


Peace

[leftynyc]

14. Wishing them a speedy recovery

He reminds me that republicans weren't always far right wing assholes. Probably the thought of the degenerate infesting the white house on Friday that got him sick.

[adigal]

27. I agree...as a father, to see what Trump did and said about his son

even though I don't like Jeb, must be heartwrenching. I bet that this has him completely upset. It would me.

[Hekate]

15. This is really tough on them. Best wishes.

I think Jimmy and Roslyn should also consider the weather and their age.

[bdamomma]

17. They are a couple till the end.

I hope they will be okay. Too much stress right now for everyone.

[geek tragedy]

19. .

[harun]

20. Hope they are well

[Blue Idaho]

21. Best Wishes for both President Bush and Barbara. nt.

I hope the extended family is well also.

[Skittles]

23. I am wishing them well

I never cared much for Bush Sr as president but unlike his son, I did accept him as president.

[adigal]

29. He is the last Republican I thought was sane...even during Reagan's terms

He is at least smart, and knew to not get us mired in Iraq. Unlike his Idiot Son.

[ginnyinWI]

26. they can call it pneumonia even if not caused by a virus

My dad had "pneumonia" because he had had a slight heart attack at home and didn't go in until he was short of breath. Congestive heart failure makes you short of breath when the heart can't keep the lungs clear.

[Kittycow]

30. Get better soon

[BeyondGeography]

33. The old man was as good as it ever was going to get with the GOP

He had the good sense to put on the brakes in Iraq and, even though he gave Lee Atwater free reign in 1988, he actively campaigned against David Duke in 1991, calling him a racist and a charlatan. He loved and served his country. I respect him and wish him peace.

[OldRedneck]

34. I probably shouldn't say this . . .

I'm an Advanced Life Support EMT. George Bush the Elder is in ICU on a ventilator with pneumonia. He's 94. This is not good. They'll probably pull him through but the end is near. He's in severe respiratory distress, which puts huge strain on the heart. There are three stages, each worse than the preceding one: Respiratory difficulty; respiratory distress; respiratory arrest. I suspect he's between distress and arrest -- he's moving very little oxygen -- the heart and brain require lots of oxygen -- no doubt they are throwing everything they have at him and his case is not unusual for his age, with pneumonia. I wish him the best, but, let's be realistic.

I'm a liberal Democrat but I certainly admire the old-style Republicans like GHWBush. He was a New England Brahman with a sense of noblesse oblige and civic duty . . . Navy fighter pilot in WW II.

If he were to die in the next couple of days, his passing would suck all the air out of Trump's inauguration and would cause comparisons between a true statesman and the Carnival Barker. Not that I want that to happen . . .

[KittyWampus]

35. Thank You for your insight. And I agree with you and everyone else. I disagreed w/Bush Sr

but respected his service.

[TexasBushwhacker]

40. Yeah, he's been in a wheelchair since 2012

That's just not good. We're meant to be mobile.

[tparrett62]

38. Not a great president

But I don't wish him or Barbara any ill will. If it's his time, I hope it's quick and painless, and his family is with him. And if "his time" just happens to screw up Trump's thunder, fine with me.