Ailing George H.W. Bush, wife, showing improvement
HOUSTON - Doctors removed former President George H.W. Bush's breathing tube on Friday and he was breathing well on his own at a Houston hospital, his spokesman said.
The tube was inserted Wednesday while the 92-year-old former president was being treated for pneumonia. Bush remains in intensive care at Houston Methodist Hospital but is comfortable, family spokesman Jim McGrath said.
Former first lady Barbara Bush also remained hospitalized Friday for treatment of bronchitis, but she's feeling better and "focusing on spending time with her husband," McGrath said. The 91-year-old is expected to remain in the hospital over the weekend as a precaution.
