US / Barbara Bush Barbara Bush Hospitalized Former first lady rushed in for tests after complaining of stomach pain By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Nov 25, 2008 11:43 PM CST Copied In this Sept. 2, 2008, file photo, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, left, and former first lady Barbara Bush are seen at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh ) Barbara Bush has been hospitalized in Houston after complaining of stomach pains, reports CNN. A spokesman for the Bush family said the former first lady, 83, is doing fine, and all tests have so far come back negative. Bush, who suffers from a thyroid condition, is expected to be released in time to spend Thanksgiving with her family. (More Barbara Bush stories.) Report an error