NewsJuly 17, 2015
Doctor: 3 to 4 months for George HW Bush's fracture to heal
PORTLAND, Maine -- Former President George H.W. Bush fractured a bone in his neck when he took a tumble at his oceanside summer home, but he suffered no neurological impairment, and the injury will be allowed to heal on its own, which is expected to take three to four months, officials said Thursday...
By DAVID SHARP ~ Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine -- Former President George H.W. Bush fractured a bone in his neck when he took a tumble at his oceanside summer home, but he suffered no neurological impairment, and the injury will be allowed to heal on its own, which is expected to take three to four months, officials said Thursday.
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Bush -- at 91 the oldest living former president -- remained hospitalized in fair condition a day after he fell at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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