George H.W. Bush Still In Hospital, But Conscious And Talking

HOUSTON, TX — Former president George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care at Harris Methodist Hospital on Tuesday after contracting an infection that spread to his blood. He was admitted on Sunday morning, not even 24 hours after the burial of Barbara Bush, his wife of 73 years.

His office released a statement Monday that said the 41st president is responding to treatments and he appears to be recovering. Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Tuesday that Bush is conscious and talking. Bush even has vacation plans this summer.

"The 41st President wants to go to Maine this summer. He’s the most goal-oriented person on the planet, and I would not bet against him,” McGrath said.

His wife of 73 years, Barbara Pierce Bush, died last Tuesday at her River Oaks home. A service was held for her on Saturday, and she was laid to rest at the Bush Library and Museum in College Station Saturday afternoon.

Patch will update this story as more details emerge.

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Image: Former U.S. President George Bush visits a tent camp for earthquake survivors on the outskirts of Islamabad on January 17, 2006 in Pakistan. Bush, 81, came as a special envoy for the United Nations to speak with survivors of the October 8 earthquake that killed more than 75,000 people and left another 3.5 million homeless. He had been scheduled to visit the earthquake zone, but helicopter flights to the area were grounded because of bad weather. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)