Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush admitted to Houston hospital after contracting infection: fam

[DylanUSC]

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush admitted to Houston hospital after contracting infection: family spokesman
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[MustLoveBeagles]

1. Sad news, but not suprising

Bookmarked

[BigmanPigman]

2. This happens often with couples

and even with pets...true love is physical as well as emotional and mental.

[DylanUSC]

3. Yes, very true & from everything I have read & heard from the media this couple

was inseparable. You know he is tired & weak from everything.

[DesertRat]

5. Yes, and he's 93 with Parkinson's disease as well

[DesertRat]

4. He's in intensive care

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/george-hw-bush/index.html

[politicaljunkie41910]

6. Obviously, he misses his Barb. I wouldn't be surprised to see his health decline in her absence.

It happens all the time when couples have been married for that length of time. Dying of a broken heart is a real thing.

[left-of-center2012]

7. Would Trump attend this funeral, or go golfing?

[DesertRat]

9. I'm sure that protocol calls for him to attend a state funeral

I also think that sitting presidents as expected to offer one of the eulogies. But I'll bet the family won't request it.

[Aristus]

8. First President I ever voted for. And the last Republican I ever voted for.

He alone, out of his whole misbegotten family, has some true public service to his name.



So I still have some respect for the old man.

[7962]

11. Youngest Navy pilot to be shot down I believe. He was 19 when he got his wings.

Hope I live that long. healthy anyway

[MFM008]

10. He wanted to see her off

Now i think he wants to go.
Adieu.

[CTyankee]

12. Thisis so sad. I never voted for him but I still feel bad for him.

It so often happens when one long life couple loses a partner. I know I want to die in my husband's arms if I go first and he will die in mine I he goes first.

[radliberal]

13. Another war criminal bites the dust!

Rot in Hell with your lousy wife! And BTW.....say hi to the Reagan's down there!!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Oh, come on...

[CountAllVotes]

21. +1

Thanks for having the guts to post the truth! War criminal indeed!

Welcome to the DU btw!

[erpowers]

15. Likely Not Going to be Here Too Much Longer

I do not think he is going to be here too much longer. I would not be surprised if he did not last the week or the month. I feel sorry for his family. If he does go soon, it will be hard to lose two loved ones in such a short period of time.

[Ilsa]

17. I gave him less than a year, but I would not be surprised

if he died in the wee hours of the night, if not now, soon.

[TeamPooka]

19. After his wife passed I said to some friends that they were so close he would be gone in 3 months.

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. He had many faults, but I will always thank him for at least ONE good deed: signing the ADA...

The Americans With Disabilities Act July 1990

[CountAllVotes]

20. That piece of paper did nothing at all to help many disabled people

For one, the ADA is is a MANDATE which is much different than a law.

It did me no good when I got hit with a major disability. I was dumped from my job 6 weeks after the DX.

This man is no damn saint. He is a war criminal!!

He is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent humans, thousands at least.

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. Don't think Bush is a saint. Just did a few good things.

Sorry that the ADA didn't help you in your case...but it should have provided some recourse.

It is very definitely a civil rights LAW that MANDATES certain things.

Millions of people would disagree with you that it is merely a piece of paper.


https://adata.org/learn-about-ada

[rpannier]

18. I wrote on DU this would likely happen after Barbara died

I wish him whatever he wants at this point
If he's ready to move on, so be it
Condolences to the family. Losing two long-lived relatives so close is not easy

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. Heard on the radio this morning that he is back out of the hospital.

[DylanUSC]

24. That is true. He probably has got past this but it is going to be hard for him. Heartbreak is

real & can take a lot out of you.

[FailureToCommunicate]

25. Very true. Belated welcome to DU, by the way!

[DylanUSC]

26. Hey thanks, appreciate that.

[samnsara]

27. barbara bush was buried same day my mom was. same age, same long list of ailments...

...my dad is 92 with Parkinson as well.

One thing I have learned from all this ( oh yes my elderly aunt died the week before mom)....is EVERYONE get funeral insurance NOW!!! Get all your papers in order..preferably in one place........in a safety deposit box or somewhere so one doesn't have to crawl thru 45 yrs of accumulations to just bury you. Do you know where all the titles are to your cars?

The Bushes are lucky to have lots of help tending to their affairs but for the rest of us this can be a long hard task.
Godspeed Barbara...speedy recovery George...

[xor]

28. My grandma passed a little over a week after my grandpa passed away

I was told at the time that seems to happen a lot.