George H. W. Bush, father of
George W., goes bald to support a sick child
President
Bush Senior, still with his hair, next to Barack Obama
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President George Bush
Senior with his security detail, and two-year-old Patrick
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Former US President George Bush Senior has shaved his head
to show support for a child suffering from leukaemia.
The
89-year-old Republican made the bold decision to be rid of his familiar grey
locks after he saw that all the members of his Secret Service security detail
had just done likewise.
One of the agents has a two-year-old son currently
undergoing treatment for the cancer, and is losing his hair as a result.
And in a display of solidarity, the president and his men
got the clippers out earlier this week at his summer home in Kennebunkport,
Maine.
A spokesman for Mr Bush identified the young boy only as
Patrick, and said the security detail had launched
a website, to
help pay for his treatment.
George and Barbara Bush lost their second child, 4-year-old
Robin Bush, to leukaemia almost 60 years ago.
Mr Bush was the 41st president of the US, serving a single
term from 1989 to 1993.
He is the father of fellow former President George W. Bush,
and was himself only discharged from hospital in January, after spending two
months being treated for bronchitis.
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