George H.W. Bush can 'manage a minor neck injury,' Jenna Bush Hager says

July 16, 2015, 1:02 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

By Eun Kyung Kim

TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager expressed confidence that her grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, will recover just fine from a fall that caused him to break a bone his neck.

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"He's doing okay," she said Thursday on TODAY. "He’s not the typical 91-year-old. He jumped out of a plane, so I think he can manage a minor neck injury."

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The former president, who uses a wheelchair because he has a form of Parkinson's disease, broke the bone in a fall Wednesday at his Maine summer home.

Always touched by kindness: thanks for all of your thoughts+prayers for our dear Gamps. We are optimistic that he will heal well.
— Jenna Bush Hager (@JennaBushHager) July 16, 2015

Earlier Thursday, Jenna sent out a tweet thanking everyone for all the prayers and well wishes her family had received, saying they expected her grandfather to "heal well."

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The night before, Bush's spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted that the former president was stable, but will be sporting a neck brace following the accident.

41 fell at home in Maine today and broke a bone in his neck. His condition is stable -- he is fine -- but he'll be in a neck brace.
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) July 16, 2015