Opinion: Barbara Bush medical update: Surgery successful, in hospital a week

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The Ticket reported the other day that former First Lady Barbara Bush was rushed to a Houston hospital in pain.

She is now recovering from laproscopic stomach surgery to repair a small hole in her intestines. The 83-year-old mother of President George W. Bush is expected to remain in hospital a week.

Here’s an updated news video.

--Andrew Malcolm

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