Jenna Bush Hager Tearfully Calls Grandmother Barbara Bush a 'Fighter'

Barbara Bush at 1992 dedication of Lexington's Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning

Barbara Bush at 1992 dedication of Lexington's Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning

In this News 9 Flashback video, former First Lady Barbara Bush visited Oklahoma City on March 25, 1992.

Bush, who has been in failing health for some time, has announced her decision not to seek further medical treatment in the hospital, but rather, at the age of 92, she is choosing care in her own Houston home.

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has created a "well wishes" page where people can post their sentiments for Mrs. He said: 'As my mom has become more and more frail - she's not able to walk anymore and take her dogs out and that kind of thing - we have quality time and we're sharing this quality time with other family members and friends that come by to read, ' he said.

"She's the best grandma anybody could have ever had or have", said Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara's granddaughter. They had six children and have been married longer than any presidential couple in American history.

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Her other sons, former president George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will be visiting her this week.

Bush is known for her white hair and her triple-strand fake pearl necklace.

"She has looked soberly at her life and made her decision". Bush and those like her are the most courageous.

She's been there for them. But on the inside, she has been described as "fiery", a woman of "common sense" and a champion of literacy. Barbara Bush and her husband, the former president, have been holding hands when he is by her bedside, the family spokesman said. Her husband is also at her side.

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