President George H.W. Bush released from hospital after neck injury

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President George W. Bush was discharged from Maine Medical Center on Sunday, spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted. Bush, 91, was hospitalized Wednesday after he fell at home, fracturing a vertebrae in his neck.

Bush is expected to make a full recovery in three to four months. McGrath told The Associated Press the 41st president is "in good spirits."

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.