President George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital after being treated for pneumonia and bronchitis

HOUSTON, Texas -- President George H.W. Bush has been discharged from the hospital after being treated with a mild case of pneumonia and chronic bronchitis, a family spokesman said.[br /][br /]According to a statement, President Bush returned home today and is very pleased to be home spending time with family and friends.[br /][Ads /][br /]The 41st president had been receiving treatment at Methodist Hospital for more than a week now[/url]. President Bush, 92, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital Friday, April 14 for observation due to a persistent cough. It was determined he had a mild case of pneumonia.[br /][br /]On Thursday, his eldest son, President George W. Bush, [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/news/former-pres-george-hw-bush-visited-by-son-in-hospital/1897804/" TARGET="" REL=""]dropped by for a visit[/url].[br /][post ID="1897601" /][br /][br /]"President Bush feels terrific, and is buoyed by regular visits from his family and phone calls with friends such as VP Dan Quayle today," McGrath said in a tweet last week.[br /][Ads /][br /]This is the third hospitalization in recent months for the president.[br /][br /][post ID="1708660" /][br /][br /][url HREF="http://abc13.com/apps/" TARGET="" REL=""][media ID="1781672" /][/url][br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7news.com/tag/george-hw-bush/" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for more stories on George H.W. Bush.[/b]