KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine– Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Maine hospital after falling at his summer home and breaking a bone in his neck.
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Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said that “a very grateful” Bush returned home Sunday from Maine Medical Center after four days of treatment for a fractured vertebra.
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Doctors say Bush didn’t suffer nerve damage when he fell at his home in Kennebunkport on Wednesday.Β
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Doctors said they anticipate the 41st president will recover fully in three or four months.Β
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Bush has a form of Parkinson’s disease and uses a motorized scooter or a wheelchair for mobility. The 91-year-old is the oldest living former president.
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The Republican served two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice president before being elected president in 1988.
