(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 15, 2013 former US First Lady Barbara Bush attends a White House ceremony to recognize the Points of Light volunteer program in Washington, DC.
Barbara Bush is in &quot;failing health&quot; after a series of hospitalizations and &quot;has decided not to seek additional medical treatment,&quot; her husband&#039;s office said in a statement on April 15, 2018. It said that Mrs. Bush, after consulting with relatives and doctors, had decided to &quot;focus on comfort care&quot; at the family home in Houston.  
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