The former first lady will instead focus on “comfort care.”
Former First Lady Barbara Bush, 92, has “decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will focus on comfort care” following a series of recent hospitalizations, according to a statement from the office of former President George H.W. Bush on Sunday. “It will not surprise those who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health, worrying not for herself — thanks to her abiding faith — but for others,” the statement reads. “She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving.”
A close aide to the family told CNN that Bush is in failing health and has been suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failure, for quite some time.
Barbara and George H.W. Bush have been married for 73 years. She is the mother of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
NEW: Former first lady Barbara Bush "has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care" following a recent series of hospitalizations, her office says pic.twitter.com/bFZG1NSDSy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 15, 2018
News of Bush’s bad health prompted an outpouring support.
Prayers going up for a woman of great faith, great strength, and an unwavering love of country. Our country is better because of former First Lady Barbara Bush ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pewdIu2hjr
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) April 15, 2018
Guys, let’s put partisanship and political gamenship aside, and please pray for Barbara Bush and her Family. She is a special lady who touched so many people’s lives and made our country and our world a little better.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) April 15, 2018
News that Barbara Bush is nearing the end at age 92 is a reminder of one of the best pictures from the whole crazy 2016 election: Mrs. Bush campaigning for her son in the snows of New Hampshire. pic.twitter.com/5UhC6TsX7l
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) April 15, 2018