George HW Bush Has Recovered From Pneumonia: UPDATE

Updated Tuesday, April 25: Jim McGrath, spokesperson for George H.W. and Barbara Bush, said today that the former president had recovered from pneumonia but was dealing with the effects of chronic bronchitis. McGrath reiterated that Bush's medical team still expects to discharge the former president from Houston Methodist Hospital by the end of the week.

Updated Monday, April 24: George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized at Houston Methodist Hospital since April 14, where he is undergoing treatment for a mild case of pneumonia, will remain at the facility for at least a few more days, according to a statement from a Bush family spokesperson released on Monday:

President H.W. Bush continues to be in good spirits and is resting comfortably at Houston Methodist Hospital. Mr. Bush will remain in the hospital for a few more days of observation, and his medical team hopes to discharge him by the end of the week.

Updated Friday, April 21, at 3:20 p.m.: The Bush family spokesman, Jim McGrath, tweeted on Friday afternoon that George H.W. Bush would remain in the hospital through the weekend. He added that the former president's recovery was continuing well.

George and Barbara Bush, along with Bush family members, are scheduled to leave for Maine for a vacation soon.

HOUSTON, TX — That was a lot of history for one room. Two former presidents filled the space on Thursday in Houston Methodist Hospital as George W. Bush paid a visit to his father, George H.W. Bush, who is recovering from a mild case of pneumonia.

The elder Bush was admitted to the hospital on April 14 for treatment of a persistent cough and was later diagnosed with the lung ailment.

"Big morale boost from a high level delegation. No father has ever been more blessed, or prouder," the elder Bush wrote on Twitter about the visit from his son.

Jim McGrath, spokesman for George and Barbara Bush, said the 41st president was gaining strength and in good spirits and tweeted on Thursday that the Houston resident would remain in the hospital for at least the evening.

The elder Bush, who is 92, was president from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the director of the CIA and was Ronald Reagan's vice-president.

Image: George W. Bush, middle, and his father, George H.W. Bush, right, in 2009. (Wikimedia Commons/Specialist 1st Class Jason Winn)