George HW Bush, 91, falls at Maine home, breaks bone in neck

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George HW Bush, 91, falls at Maine home, breaks bone in neck

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush fell at home on Wednesday and broke a bone in his neck but was doing OK, a spokesman said.

Bush, 91, was in stable condition and was doing "fine" after Wednesday's fall, spokesman Jim McGrath said. McGrath tweeted that the 41st president would be in a neck brace.

Bush, the oldest living former U.S. president, was hospitalized in Houston in December for about a week for treatment of shortness of breath. He said he was "grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care" after his treatment there.

He spent Christmas 2012 in intensive care at the same Houston hospital while being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other issues. He was discharged in January 2013 after a nearly two-month stay.

He has a form of Parkinson's disease that has forced him in recent years to use a motorized scooter or wheelchair for mobility.

Bush served two terms as Ronald Reagan's vice president before being elected president in 1988. After one term, highlighted by the success of the 1991 Gulf War in Kuwait, he lost to Democrat Bill Clinton amid voters' concerns about the economy.

Bush, the father of former President George W. Bush, was a naval aviator in World War II and was shot down over the Pacific. He is also a former U.S. ambassador to China and a CIA director.

He has skydived on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House. He celebrated his 90th birthday by making a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in Kennebunkport. During the winter, Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, live in Houston.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-07-16

[gecko2112]

Jesus, die already and take Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice and pretty much every lame politician with you.

[Jingthing]

Get well soon.

If current republicans were like him, they wouldn't be so bad.

[craigt3365]

A few posts have been removed from view. Show some respect or don't post at all.

[willyumiii]

Jesus, die already and take Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice and pretty much every lame politician with you.

Nice post Gecko!

By the way..if you didn't know the above listed people worked with his son GW Bush, not him.

If you need to be an arse, at least get it right!

I am not a fan of any Bush, but I know the differences between the three of them!

[willyumiii]

The poor guy has broken his neck and has been confined to a wheelchair for a while now.

Why do you need to kick him while he is down and remind him of his biggest failure?

It is time we forgave the poor guy!

"Bush, the father of former President George W. Bush"

[sunshine51]

^^^ AKA...Dubya.

[craigt3365]

Because they violated forum rules. Specifically, the one prohibiting troll posts.