Ex-Gov. Wallace Leaves Hospital After Treatment for Infection
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Gov. George C. Wallace left the hospital Thursday, almost a month after a severe blood infection caused his heart to stop.
“We are very happy he is going home,” said his daughter, Peggy Kennedy. “We did not think we would see this day.”
Wallace, 73, entered Jackson Hospital on Sept. 25 with septic shock, a life-threatening blood infection. Within hours, his heart stopped and he had to be revived.
The four-term governor has been plagued by illnesses since a 1972 assassination attempt that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He was shot in Laurel, Md., while campaigning for President.
Wallace appeared pale as he left the hospital in a wheelchair. Nearly deaf, he could not hear reporters when they asked how he felt. His son, State Treasurer George Wallace Jr., repeated the question, but Wallace simply smiled and waved.
A van carried him to his Montgomery home, where he will have round-the-clock nursing care.
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