CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� Former President Bill Clinton released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after 小蓝视频 to treat an infection unrelated to COVID-19.
The 75-year-old Clinton, who , said in the Wednesday video that he was glad to be back home and that he was 鈥渟o touched by the outpouring of support鈥� he received while hospitalized last week.
An aide to Clinton said the former president had but was on the mend and never went into septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition.
Clinton also thanked the doctors and nurses at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California.
In the years since Clinton left the White House in 2001, he has faced health scares. In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath. He returned to the hospital for surgery for a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010 he had a pair of stents implanted in a coronary artery.
He responded by embracing a largely vegan diet that saw him lose weight and report improved health.
The Associated Press
