AP: Billy Graham Hospitalized

[JTD]

I hope he is all right.

BREAKING NEWS

Updated: 44 minutes ago
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital near his home early Saturday for evaluation and treatment of an intestinal bleed, hospital officials said.

Graham, 88, was resting comfortably Saturday afternoon, said Merrell Gregory, a spokesman for Mission Health & Hospitals in Asheville.

Graham’s doctors said the illness did not appear to be life-threatening, according to a statement issued by the hospital and by Graham’s press representatives, A. Larry Ross Communications.

Graham, who suffers from a variety of ailments including Parkinson’s disease and age-related macular degeneration, has been largely confined to his western North Carolina home in recent years.

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[azsnowman]

Billy Graham has been an icon for Christ. I can remember being a SMALL child and watching him on tv! My grandmother LOVED him as well as myself.

Loosing his wife this year was a blow, especially for someone of that age!