George H.W. Bush Expected Home by Christmas

By Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News

George H.W. Bush Expected Home by Christmas

December 13, 2012 Updated Dec 13, 2012 at 3:44 PM PDT

Former President George H.W. Bush is improving after being hospitalized for bronchitis, and he should be home in time to celebrate Christmas with his family, the hospital said Thursday.

"[I]nstead of battling the lingering effects of bronchitis, the focus of his treatment now centers on a physical therapy program designed to increase his strength in advance of his eventual discharge," The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center said in a statement.

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