HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman for George H.W. Bush says the former president's breathing has "returned to normal" but he will remain in a hospital for at least another night pending approval from doctors for him to return to his Houston home. 
 
 Tuesday will mark one week since the 90-year-old Bush, the nation's oldest living former president, was taken by ambulance to Houston's Methodist Hospital to address shortness of breath. Family spokesman Jim McGrath has described the hospitalization as a precaution. 
 
 In a statement Monday, he said Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush wanted to "thank everyone for their good wishes and prayers." 
 
 Two years ago, Bush spent nearly two months at the same hospital for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough and other issues. He also has a form of Parkinson's disease. ||||| Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Texas hospital seven days after being admitted for having trouble breathing. 
 
 "He is now resting at home, grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care," his spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement this afternoon. 
 
 The 90-year-old former president was rushed to Houston's Methodist Hospital on Dec. 23 after experiencing a shortness of breath earlier that evening. 
 
 He was kept in the facility through Christmas though his spokesman regularly reported that he was in good spirits and the additional observation periods were done out of an abundance of caution. 
 
 Bush's most recent public appearance came in November when he attended an event at Texas A&M; University with his son, fellow former President George W. Bush. 
 
 The elder President Bush was diagnosed with a thyroid condition called Graves Disease during his presidency when he was hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat. 
 
 More recently, he was admitted for bronchitis and a chronic cough in 2012. ||||| HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital after a stay of about a week for treatment of shortness of breath. 
 
 Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Tuesday the 90-year-old Bush had left Houston's Methodist Hospital, was resting at home and was "grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care." 
 
 Bush is the oldest living former U.S. president. A week ago he was taken by ambulance to the hospital as a precaution after experiencing shortness of breath. 
 
 Two years ago, Bush spent nearly two months at the same hospital for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough and other issues. He also has a form of Parkinson's disease that has forced him to use a wheelchair or scooter for mobility.
– George HW Bush has left the building known as Methodist Hospital in Houston a week after he was hospitalized for shortness of breath. "He is now resting at home, grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care," says a spokesman, as per ABC News. At 90, Bush is the nation's oldest living former commander in chief; he suffers from a form of Parkinson's, notes the AP. In a statement yesterday, Bush and wife Barbara said they wished to "thank everyone for their good wishes and prayers."