Barbara Bush the Former First Lady and the mother of former President George W. Bush has undergone an open heart surgery and is now recovering. This was the information which was provided by the elder President Bush's Chief of Staff, Jean Becker, who also described the surgery as a routine.
Barbara Bush had also undergone a surgery in late November for a perforated ulcer and was released from the hospital on December 2. And now Jean Becker confirmed that she spoke with Barbara Bush who is now in the ICU with her husband. She described the former first lady as "alert and funny."
Spokesman Jim McGrath said the surgery was taken as precautionary step after doctors found hardening on one part of her aorta last week. Doctors had been following the hardening and determined they didn't want to wait.
The doctors of the hospital said she was "awake and alert as she recovers" in the intensive care unit. Gerald Lawrie the surgeon said "I expect her to recover fully and soon resume her normal activities." She will remain in the hospital for up to 10 days.
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