HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush has been removed from intensive care and put into a regular hospital room after undergoing ulcer surgery, officials say.
Bush, 83, had surgery Tuesday to repair a perforated ulcer after arriving at the emergency room of Houston's Methodist Hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain, CNN reported. Bush was in good spirits and joking with staffers Thursday after the procedure, a hospital spokeswoman said.