Former president Ford responding to pneumonia treatment
Former US president Gerald Ford could be released as soon as tomorrow after responding well to treatment for the pneumonia that put him in hospital over the weekend.
“Decisions regarding his discharge are made on a day-to-day basis, and if all continues to improve, we anticipate his date of discharge as tomorrow,” said Ford’s chief of staff, Penny Circle.
His admission to hospital on Saturday marked the second time in five weeks that Ford, 92, has been admitted to Eisenhower Medical Centre near his Thunderbird Estates home close to Rancho Mirage in California.
In mid-December, America’s oldest living, and only unelected, president underwent routine tests at Eisenhower and was admitted to hospital overnight because of what Circle called “a horrible cold".
It wasn’t clear if the cold led to the bout with pneumonia, she said.
