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  • George W. Bush Undergoes Partial Knee Replacement

    Former President George W. Bush underwent a partial knee replacement in Chicago on Saturday and returned back home to Texas on Monday. His spokesman Freddy Ford said via an email statement on Tuesday that he was “doing great,” and was able to “get up, walk around, and go up and down stairs just a couple hours after the procedure.” He said these were the only details of the former president’s surgery that he would be releasing.

    George W. Bush has long been known for his love of physical activity. A noted fitness buff, he has hosted an annual 100-kilometer mountain bike ride in which he rides along with those injured in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan every year since he left the White House. He actually participated in that ride earlier in May at his Crawford, Texas ranch.

    On Memorial Day the former president shared his message about America’s fallen war veterans.

    Post by George W. Bush.

    He shared a message and picture on Memorial Day via Twitter as well.

    George W. Bush is no stranger to medical procedures. In August 2013 he underwent a heart procedure to repair a blocked artery. He will likely bounce back from this knee replacement even faster than he did the simple heart procedure last summer.

    Knee replacements and partial knee replacements have come a long way in the past few years. What once required several days of hospitalization and lots of post-op care and therapy now involves very little down time for patients, who typically regain lots of their motion lost due to the breakdown or damage to the knee.

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  • John Eisenhower, Son Of Former President, Dies At Age 91

    John Eisenhower, the son of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has passed away at the age of 91. In his career, Eisenhower spent time in the U.S. army, and then chronicled the history of the U.S. military throughout several books.

    He was a historian, and author, coming off of his father’s legacy in the military, and his time during the presidency.

    His family has not revealed the cause of death, but it was reported that he died on Saturday. He lived on the Eastern Shore in Maryland, in the Trappe, Maryland community.

    John Eisenhower’s father, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was a five-star general in the army, and later served as the president from 1953 until 1961. John was born John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower in Denver, Colorado on August 3rd, 1922.

    He was the second child born to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower, although their first child had died the year before at the age of 3 from scarlet fever.

    Speaking on his career in the military, and having it built into his system at a young age, John Eisenhower spoke in an interview in 1998 when saying “I was raised in a military manner, and it was a given that Army brats went to West Point, so I went to West Point in 1941. And being in the military has been my life.”

    John graduated from West Point on June 6th, 1944, on the same day that his father oversaw the Allied invasion of Europe. He served on his father’s White House staff during the later years of his presidency, before going on to help him write his memoirs, after his presidential term had finished.

    John Eisenhower wrote General Ike: A Personal Reminiscence about his father in additional to several other books including The Bitter Woods: The Battle Of The Bulge and So Far From God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1878.

    He is survived by his second wife, Joanne, and his four children: daughters Anne, Susan and Mary, and a son, David.

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  • George W. Bush Wrote Letter Of Encouragement To Alabama’s Kicker

    George W. Bush is someone who knows what it is like to do something wrong, and be criticized for it. For whatever reason, the former president decided to send a heartfelt letter to Cade Foster, the kicker for Alabama, who has received a great deal of criticism over his performance in the Iron Bowl.

    Cade Foster has been criticized by many for his performance which included two missed field goals, cuasing him to be replaced for the final field goal to end the game. The back-up kicker Adam Griffith missed that field goal, and it was returned for a touchdown by Chris Davis, who became a hero at Auburn.

    George W. Bush sent a letter to the kicker, essentially letting him know that he will become a stronger over time, and that it is simply a setback.

    Alabama was the No. 1 team coming into the game against Auburn, and seeming to already plan for the national championship, but the Auburn Tigers had another plan. Auburn was able to come away from the game with a victory, sending them to the SEC Championship Game. The Auburn Tigers upset the Alabama Crimson Tide, and to the delight of some fans, Alabama will not be playing in the national championship.

    While a game is comprised of four quarters and many plays, some people would argue that there is no way that the kicker is solely to blame. However, Foster has been the subject of many threats, and following the game, some fans even suggested that he transfer schools. George W. Bush faced a similar situation during his presidency and certainly knows the type of situation that Foster is in right now, wanting to offer his help.

    A fake profile for Auburn’s quarterback Nick Marshall even got in on the teasing with this post.

    Even if Cade Foster were not a big fan of the former president, it is certainly a big deal that he has gone out of his way to write such a letter to the Alabama kicker. Foster, of course, went on Instagram to share the news with everyone. While George W. Bush was the 43rd president, Foster is also No.43, taking the time to note that in his letter with irony, from one 43 to another.

    In a way it seems that Adam Griffith was the one that missed the field goal to cost Alabama the game, making people wonder why it was Foster who was criticized to such a high degree. In any case, it is good to see that someone like George W. Bush would take the time to console the young kicker. Foster mentioned in his post on Instagram that he would be framing the letter, because how often does someone have a letter written to them from a former president?

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