Posted on 08/15/2006 4:39:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Former President Ford was admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Tuesday for "testing and evaluation," his office said in a statement.
The statement gave no further details on why the 93-year-old former chief executive went to the clinic.
"No further releases or updates are anticipated prior to early next week," said the statement issued from his office in Beaver Creek, Colo. Ford also has a home in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
No other information was released by the clinic.
"I can verify that the statement is correct and I have no other additional information," said John Murphy, the Mayo Clinic spokesman.
A message seeking comment from Ford chief of staff Penny Circle was not immediately returned.
Last month, Ford spent a few days in Colorado's Vail Valley Medical Center because of shortness of breath.
In January he spent 12 days in a Rancho Mirage hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
Ford suffered two small strokes five years ago and spent about a week in a hospital.
He became the nation's oldest living former president after the death of Ronald Reagan in 2004.
Ford was House minority leader when President Nixon chose him to replace the resigned Spiro Agnew as vice president in 1973. Ford became president on Aug. 9, 1974, when Nixon resigned amid the Watergate scandal.
he remains in my prayers
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