George H.W. Bush: Tabloid Says Former President May Have Dementia

George H.W. Bush: Tabloid Says Former President May Have Dementia
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush sits on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Houston. AP Photo/Patric Schneider
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Former president George H.W. Bush may have dementia and will likely die soon, according to a new tabloid report.

The president is currently confined to a wheelchair in his estate in Kennebunkport, Maine due to the Parkinsonism disease.

A health expert who studied recent images of the 90-year-old told the National Enquirer that Bush had “an expression on his face that indicates he doesn’t know who Michelle Obama is”--indicating that he may have dementia.

“I think he has lost quality to his life and has only a short time to live,” the expert, Dr. Gabe Mirkin, told the tabloid.

Bush recently missed the huge AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary celebration, instead holding a pledge ceremony at his estate.

The former president is staying “more at home now than he used to be,” his confidante Ron Kaufman told the tabloid.

The 41st president of the United States “hates being sick.”

Bush previously told Parade magazine about his condition.

President George H.W.Bush in attendance at Reliant Stadium for the Philadelphia Eagles v Houston Texans game on November 2, 2014 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
President George H.W.Bush in attendance at Reliant Stadium for the Philadelphia Eagles v Houston Texans game on November 2, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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