Evangelist Bill Graham Hospitalized
Posted on: Saturday, 18 August 2007, 15:19 CDT
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital near his home early Saturday for evaluation and treatment of an intestinal bleed, hospital officials said.
Graham, 88, was resting comfortably Saturday afternoon, said Merrell Gregory, a spokesman for Mission Health & Hospitals in Asheville.
Graham's doctors said the illness did not appear to be life-threatening, according to a statement issued by the hospital and by Graham's press representatives, A. Larry Ross Communications.
Graham, who suffers from a variety of ailments including Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration, has been largely confined to his western North Carolina home in recent years.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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