Just one day after his wife Barbara’s funeral on Saturday, Former US President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized with a blood infection, Jim McGrath, his post-White House spokesman reports.

Statement by the Office of @GeorgeHWBush on President Bush's health. pic.twitter.com/8UkB53JHqD

— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) April 23, 2018

He contracted an infection which led to sepsis and is now in intensive care. The 93-year-old was admitted at the Houston Methodist Hospital on Sunday morning. There has been speculation that his health was affected due to the loss of his wife, which might have weakened his immune system.

The former president revealed years back that he suffers from a form of Parkinson’s disease that has made walking difficult for him. He gets around in either a wheelchair or a scooter.

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On Sunday, his blood pressure kept dropping and with his age and current state of health, he was rushed to the hospital for treatment as his condition was deemed critical. The hospitalization of the elder Bush is especially upsetting for his family due to the recent passing of wife and mother Barbara Bush.

The former first lady was laid to rest on Sunday with about 1,500 mourners attending her funeral.

2 of 2: Final photos from the funeral of former First Lady Barbara P. Bush. (Credit: @PaulMorsePhoto – Office of George H. W. Bush) pic.twitter.com/fxCVA6js1K

— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) April 22, 2018

The attendees during the ceremony included other former presidents and their wives along with current first lady Melania Trump.

Jim McGrath expressed that the former president was responding positively to treatments and was looking forward to spending time at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

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