never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. they ll tell you. larry: but you were taken to the hospital. was it an emergency? mm-hmm. but i feel great. that s it. larry: you re not going to tell me what was the matter? yeah, tell him. you mean when i had the oh, no, i m not going to tell him that. when i had the perforated ulcer? yeah. larry: that s what it was? it wasn t the heart? no, i had the heart. i did have that. i have a pig valve. don t say oink or sooey, sooey, as some people i know say. larry: they gave you the pig, not the mechanical. which is better. you don t have to take coumadin. larry: that s correct, and how are you feeling? fine. i have a leg you probably noticed when i limped in here. called parkinsonitis. like parkinson s, in the lower extremities. you lose your balance, no one wants to join your team anymore.
in the hospital this morning. she was admitted to houston s methodist hospital this weekend. apparently to undergo routine tests after not feeling well. mrs. bush had heart surgery in 2009 for a narrowing heart valve and was also treated in 2008 for a perforated ulcer. look at the weather situation now. thousands of people are without power this morning after dangerous storms ripped through north carolina. at least eight unconfirmed tornadoes. eight touched down down there destroying dozens of homes much residents in high point, north carolina, say the twisters sounded like a freight train. that s what they always say and gave them little time to react. v-shaped cloud and it sounded like a freight train coming through. it was unbelievable. tracks flowing everywhere and it was about five foot off the gound. it was crazy. that was crazy. thank goodness, only a few people were hurt. when the sun comes up, they ll
week or so. on the advice of her doctors, they recommended she come in yesterday, which she did about 10:00 on saturday morning, driven in by her husband, the former president. their home in houston is about a ten-minute drive away. she s expected to remain in the hospital a day or two, according to the family spokesman, who indicates this is not a serious situation. as evidence of that, they point to the fact that on friday she spoke to a group of children at the barbara bush elementary school and read to them as part of her continuing commitment to literacy. this is the hospital where she spent nine days a year ago this month for open-heart surgery and where she also was in november of 2008 for a perforated ulcer. authorities don t know if her not feeling swell related to either of these previous surgeries or conditions, but again, they re saying that it s not serious. but we don t have a release date for her at this time. all doctors are saying is in a couple days she ll be released
several weeks. now a family spokesman is saying this is not serious. they are expecting her to be released in a day or two and point to her appearance on friday where she spoke to students and read books to them as part of her continuing commitment to literacy. this is her home hospital in houston. her husband, the former president, reportedly drove her here from their home, which is located about ten minutes away. she did spend nine days in this hospital a year ago this month for open heart surgery on an aortic valve and was here for a surgery in november of 2008 for a perforated ulcer. in this case, a family spokesman saying it is a case of her not feeling well the last several weeks. her doctors wanted to check her in and get to the source of what s wrong. back to you, christina. thank you, janet shamlian. and joining us live from houston we certainly wish her a very safe and quick recovery.
but may i give you some advice? never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. they ll tell you. larry: but you were taken to the hospital. was it an emergency? mm-hmm. but i feel great. that s it. larry: you re not going to tell me what was the matter? yeah, tell him. you mean when i had the oh, no, i m not going to tell him that. when i had the perforated ulcer? yeah. larry: that s what it was? it wasn t the heart? no, i had the heart. i did have that. i have a pig valve. don t say oink or sooey, sooey, as some people i know say. larry: they gave you the pig, not the mechanical. which is better. you don t have to take coumadin. larry: how are you feeling? fine. i have a leg you probably noticed when i limped in here. called parkinsonitis. like parkinson s, in the lower extremities. no one wants to join your team anymore. you can t play sports anymore. we re very happy here.