‘Witness to Dignity’: What I experienced at Barbara Bush’s bedside in her final days
By Chris Stokes, CNN
Updated 2314 GMT (3714 HKT) February 16, 2013
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Barbara Bush, widow of the 41st President George H.W. Bush, says she is ‘looking forward to going home’ after spending more than a month in intensive care. The 90-year-old former first lady is battling brain cancer, and is reported to be in critical condition.
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President George W. Bush is greeted by Barbara Bush, his wife, as he arrives to meet with the President’s family after a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. The occasion is the President’s first since his mother died on Feb. 11. Bush is scheduled to host a White House reception at the White House on Tuesday, February 16.
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Barbara Bush is greeted by former President George W. Bush upon her arrival at the hospital and she thanks the first family for their support.
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Bush, wearing a black hat with a heart, greets people from the audience.
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Bush looks out from a window as she sits in an armchair.
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Bush is lifted into an ambulance as the first lady leaves the hospital.
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A nurse looks on as the first lady meets with the media.
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Bush and Bush senior attend the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan in Washington, February 11, 1989. Reagan, who died in Jan. 1989