BOSTON (AP) - The longest-serving mayor in Boston history says he's
recovering from a viral infection and a compression fracture in his back even
though he was "a pretty sick guy" when he first checked into the
hospital almost two weeks ago.
Mayor Thomas Menino told The Boston Globe (http://b.globe.com/Z6pPgl ) from his
hospital room on Wednesday that the illness he came down with on a vacation
cruise in Italy to celebrate his 46th wedding anniversary sapped his energy. He
offered no timetable for a discharge.
He first checked into Brigham and Women's Hospital on Oct. 26. He suffered
the compression fracture last week while in bed.
He has been in communication with his staff either via telephone or through
visits to the hospital.
The Democrat was elected to a fifth four-year term in 2009.
