unassisted. yesterday the former president and his wife, barbara, they are attending an event, at the hobby center for the performing arts, reading the night before christmas when the president experienced a shortness of breath. he was taken by ambulance to the houston methodist hospital just as a precautionary measure to get this checked out. his spokesman, jim mcgraph. released a statement telling us he was admitted to the hospital for observation, all looked fine. this is the same hospital, alisyn where he spent two months being treated for bronchitis back in november of 2012. he was released in january. he began experiencing some of these health problems back in 91 when he was president, hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat. the doctors diagnosed him as having grave s disease, a thyroid condition. as you know, he s been incredibly active over the years, even before he became president he was a navy pilot, flew 58 combat missions in world war ii, shot down and rescued