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George HW Bush expected to make full recovery after neck bone fracture George HW Bush expected to make full recovery after neck bone fracture
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A spokesman for George HW Bush says doctors are pleased with the progress the former president is making since he fractured a bone in his neck during a fall last week. Former President George HW Bush has been released from a Maine hospital after falling at his summer home and fracturing a bone in his neck.
Jim McGrath said on Sunday that Bush is doing better and his spirits are good. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said “a very grateful” Bush returned home on Sunday from Maine Medical Center after four days of treatment for a fractured vertebra.
The 91-year-old, who has suffered a number of health problems in recent years, took a tumble at his summer home in Kennebunkport on Wednesday and remains hospitalised. The 41st president fractured his C2 vertebra, the second one below the skull, but doctors say Bush didn’t suffer nerve damage when he fell at his home in Kennebunkport on Wednesday, and anticipate that he will recover fully in three or four months.
The 41st president fractured his C2 vertebra, the second one below the skull, but doctors say it didn’t impinge on his spine or lead to any neurological deficits. Bush has a form of Parkinson’s disease and uses a motorised scooter or a wheelchair for mobility. The 91-year-old is the oldest living former president.
Doctors say they expect Bush to make a full recovery in three to four months. The Republican served two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice-president before being elected president in 1988.