George H. W. Bush

== Personal life ==
In May 1991, ''The New York Times'' revealed that Bush had developed [[Graves' disease]], a non-contagious [[thyroid]] condition that his wife Barbara also had.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Altman |first1=Lawrence |title=In Strange Twist, Bush Is Suffering From Same Gland Disease as Wife |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/10/us/in-strange-twist-bush-is-suffering-from-same-gland-disease-as-wife.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=May 10, 1991}}</ref> Bush had two separate hip replacement surgeries in 2000 and 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1= Monte |title=George H. W. Bush's Sporting Life |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0412/life-fishing-tennis-baseball-skydiving-george-bush-sporting-life.html |access-date=August 6, 2021 |work=Forbes |date=March 25, 2010}}</ref> Thereafter, Bush started to experience weakness in his legs, which was attributed to vascular [[parkinsonism]], a form of Parkinson's disease. He progressively developed problems walking, initially needing a walking stick for mobility aid before he eventually came to rely on a wheelchair from 2011 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1= John |title=George H.W. Bush - Revisited |url=https://publicintegrity.org/accountability/george-h-w-bush-revisited/ |access-date=August 6, 2021 |work=The Center for Public Integrity |date=March 21, 2011}}</ref>

Bush was a lifelong [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] and a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. As President, Bush regularly attended services at [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square|St. John's Episcopal Church]] in Washington D.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paulsen |first=David |date=December 4, 2018 |title=Bush remembered as lifelong Episcopalian with deep ties to his church |url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2018/12/04/washington-national-cathedral-prepares-to-host-state-funeral-for-george-h-w-bush/ |work=Episcopal News Service |access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> He cited various moments in his life on the deepening of his faith, including his escape from Japanese forces in 1944, and the death of his three-year-old daughter Robin in 1953.<ref name=":0" /> His faith was reflected in his "thousand points of light" speech, his support for prayer in schools, and his support for the [[Anti-abortion movements|pro-life movement]] (following his election as vice president).<ref name="Post-Faith">{{cite news |last=Johnston |first=Lori |date=December 1, 2018 |title=George H.W. Bush helped lead GOP toward evangelicalism |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/01/george-hw-bush-helped-push-gop-towards-evangelicalism/?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-faith-of-george-h-w-bush-189108/ |title=The Faith of George HW Bush |first=Gary S. |last=Smith |date=June 26, 2017 |work=[[The Christian Post]] |access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>