Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized for a
month undergoing treatment for bronchitis, may notbe released from a
Houston hospital in time to celebrate Christmas at home as doctors had
hoped.Bush, 88, remained in stable condition and doctors were
optimistic he would make a full recovery, George Kovacik, a spokesman
at Methodist Hospital, said in an emailed statement on Sunday.But
doctors were being "extra cautious" withhis care and no discharge date
had been set, the statement said.
Earlier this month, Kovacik said doctors expected Bush would be able
to spend Christmas at home with his family."His doctors feel he should
build up his energy before going home," the statement said.
Bush, the 41st president and a Republican, took office in 1989 and
served one term in the White House. The father of former President
George W. Bush, he also is a former congressman, U.N. ambassador, CIA
director and vice president for two terms under Ronald Reagan.
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