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- A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment.
- Bush, 92, is battling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and congestive heart failure and has been hospitalized several times over the last year.
- The spokesman said Bush is “surrounded by a family she adores” and appreciates the messages and prayers she’s received.
A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment.
Jim McGrath issued a news release Sunday saying that following a recent series of hospitalizations and after consulting with her family and doctors, the 92-year-old former first lady has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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