Certainly good healthcare, prayers and his wife’s constant attention helped former President George H.W. Bush get through a 12-day bout with pneumonia at Houston Methodist Hospital.
But in the end, a little bit of singing helped spring the 41st president back to his Houston home.
His spokesman told Secrets that as Bush recovered last week, he had a different attending doctor, internist Dr. Amy Mynderse. Her name stuck in Bush’s mind.
And on the day he felt good enough to leave, Jan. 30, when she came for a final visit, the president began serenading her with Frank Sinatra’s “Once in Love with Amy.”
Even former first lady Barbara Bush, who also checked in for a brief hospital visit, joined in and they sang the tune together:
Once in love with Amy
Always in love with Amy
Ever and ever fascinated by her
Sets your heart afire to stay
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
