Mrs Ford ‘fighting alcohol, valium’
NZPA Long Beach (California) . The former United States President, Gerald Ford, has visited his wife, Betty, in the Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre at Long Beach Navy Hospital and reported “everything was most satisfactory” in her treatment for what was called “over-medication.” Mr Ford did not make any comment for publication on a statement made earlier by his son, Steve, that alcohol, in addition to intake of other drugs, was a factor in prompting Mrs Ford to seek help for her problem. Steve Ford, who is 21, said in a television interview his mother, who is 60, was “fighting a very, very rough battle against the effects of valium and alcoholism.” A statement on Mrs Ford’s progress was issued by a staff member from the Ford home in Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Strings. It said that Mrs Ford would remain under treatment for another two weeks, making a total of about, three weeks. uring her husband’s presidency, Mrs Ford had a breast removed when it was found to have a cancerous tumour. At one, stage she was said to be unhappy about Mr Ford’s decision to contest the Presidency.
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Press, 17 April 1978, Page 9
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