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Statement by Rear Admiral William M. Lukash, White House Physician concerning Mrs. Ford
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Statement by Rear Admiral William M. Lukash, White House Physician concerning Mrs. Ford
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Ford, Betty, 1918-2011
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1975-03-08
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Digitized from Box 8 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 8, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
STATEMENT BY
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM M. LUKASH
WHITE HOUSE PHYSI CIAN
Mrs. Ford developed moderately severe pain and discomfort in her neck
and left shoulder early Friday morning. This is a result of a chronic arthritic
condition that has been recurrent for the past 12 years.
Previous episodes have been related to excessive fatigue resulting from physical
stress. She generally responds to physiotherapy, hot packs, and massage, and
she is able to return to her full activity with no residual disability.
Mrs. Ford was examined this afternoon by Dr. William Felts, Professor of
Medicine, and Chief of Rheumatology at George Washington University Medical
School. He has treated her for this condition for the past 8 years and considers
this to be typical of her previous episodes of neck pain.
The current flare-up will cause Mrs. Ford to curtail her activities temporarily.
I would also like to confirm the results of her first examination since breast
surgery for cancer last September. Mrs. Ford was seen at Bethesda Naval
Hospital on January 13, 1975, and all the tests and physical findings were
considered to be completely normal with no evidence of cancer recurrence.
She is tolerating her chemotherapy with no side effects whatsoever. She is
scheduled to have a cancer checkup routinely every four months.
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