Former President Bill Clinton posted a video message Wednesday thanking hospital staff at UC Irvine Medical Centre for their care during a seven-day stay for a urological infection that had spread to his bloodstream.
“Hi everyone, I was so touched by the outpouring of support I received during my stay in the hospital. Thanks so much,” Clinton said in the video posted to his official Twitter handle.
Clinton expressed gratitude to the medical team treating him. “I’d also like to thank the doctors and nurses at UC Irvine Medical Centre for the absolutely wonderful care that they gave me over the last seven days,” he said.
An aide to the former president told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity that Clinton had a urological infection that had spread to his bloodstream. The aide said he is on the mend and never went into septic shock.
“His fever and white blood cell count are normalised and he will return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics,” said Alpesh Amin, chair of the Department of Medicine and executive director of hospital medicine at University of California Irvine Medical Centre.
Clinton said he planned to return to his daily life. “I am really glad to be back home. I’m doing great, enjoying this beautiful fall weather. I’m on the road to recovery,” he said in the video.
Clinton also remarked on his future outlook. “I, for one, am going to do my best to be around, to keep doing the most good I can, for a lot longer,” he said.
The former president used the moment to offer broader health guidance to those watching his message. “I want to remind everyone out there: Take the time to listen to your bodies and care for yourselves. We all have work to do and each of us has an important role to play in life and in the immediate future.”
