{"id":420491,"date":"2017-01-22T02:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=420491"},"modified":"2017-01-22T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T08:56:15","slug":"george-h-w-bush-in-high-spirits-as-health-continues-to-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/george-h-w-bush-in-high-spirits-as-health-continues-to-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"George H. W. Bush in "high" spirits as health continues to improve"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"NewsHub\"$ The health of former President George H. W. Bush continues to improve following an ongoing stay at Houston Methodist Hospital, according to a family spokesperson.
Jim McGrath said in a statement that both Bush and his wife Barbara, who was also hospitalized earlier this week after she came down with bronchitis, were feeling better with \u201canother good night\u2019s rest\u201d under their belt.
McGrath said Mrs. Bush could \u201cpossibly be discharged\u201d from the hospital Sunday, though the former president will remain in the intensive care unit for observation for at least a few more days after fighting off an acute respiratory problem from pneumonia.
According to McGrath, the 92-year-old Bush is in \u201chigh\u201d spirits and is breathing well without any mechanical assistance.
\u201c[H]e is looking forward to getting back to a regular schedule,\u201d McGrath said. He added that Mr. Bush even called his office Friday night to \u201ccheck in on his staff.\u201d
On Friday, Mr. Bush watched President Trump\u2019s inauguration on television surrounded by members of his family. Mr. Bush\u2019s son, former President George W. Bush, attended the inauguration.
The older former president was hospitalized on Jan. 14 .<\/p>\n

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