Former First Lady Barbara Bush , who has been battling congestive heart failure, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and go home from a hospital to be “ surrounded by a family she adores ,” according to a statement released Sunday by the office of former President George H.W. Bush .
Mrs . Bush , 92, has been hospitalized several times in Houston , Texas , over the past year to be treated for chronic pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, her family has said .
“ Following a recent series of hospitalizations , and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs . Bush , now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment , and instead will focus on comfort care,” read a statement released by her husband ’s office.
“ It will not surprise those who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health , worrying not for herself — thanks to her abiding faith , but for others,” the statement reads .
“ She is surrounded by a family she adores and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving .”
In January , Mrs . Bush and her husband were hospitalized at the same time . She was being treated by bronchitis and the nation’s 41st president was being treated for pneumonia .
Barbara Bush served as the country ’s first lady from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of George W. Bush , the 43rd president of the United States.
Mrs . Bush , 92, has been hospitalized several times in Houston , Texas , over the past year to be treated for chronic pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, her family has said .
“ Following a recent series of hospitalizations , and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs . Bush , now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment , and instead will focus on comfort care,” read a statement released by her husband ’s office.
“ It will not surprise those who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health , worrying not for herself — thanks to her abiding faith , but for others,” the statement reads .
“ She is surrounded by a family she adores and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving .”
In January , Mrs . Bush and her husband were hospitalized at the same time . She was being treated by bronchitis and the nation’s 41st president was being treated for pneumonia .
Barbara Bush served as the country ’s first lady from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of George W. Bush , the 43rd president of the United States.
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