Politics | George HW Bush George HW Bush Leaves Hospital Bush 41 'now resting at home': spokesman By Polly Davis Doig Posted Dec 30, 2014 11:57 AM CST Copied Former president George HW Bush attends an NFL game between the Houston Texans an Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider) George HW Bush has left the building known as Methodist Hospital in Houston a week after he was hospitalized for shortness of breath. "He is now resting at home, grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care," says a spokesman, as per ABC News. At 90, Bush is the nation's oldest living former commander in chief; he suffers from a form of Parkinson's, notes the AP. In a statement yesterday, Bush and wife Barbara said they wished to "thank everyone for their good wishes and prayers." Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Report an error