I don't think he has much longer. Here is your "world hero" who is going to die.  I also believe that he became a Catholic a few years and has kept that a secret so that those he brought to God would not let go of that belief.  He came a long way from his beginnings and I do believe he is a very good man. Marilyn

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Thanks Marilyn, and I hope he is ok.

Brian

Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized

AP

Posted: 2007-08-18 15:34:59

(Aug. 18) - Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital near his home early Saturday for evaluation and treatment of an intestinal bleed, hospital officials said.

　Sue Ogrocki, AP

Billy Graham, shown giving a speech in 2003, was treated Saturday for a condition that doctors don't think is life-threatening.

Graham, 88, was resting comfortably Saturday afternoon, said Merrell Gregory, a spokesman for Mission Health & Hospitals in Asheville.

Graham's doctors said his condition did not appear to be life-threatening, said Graham's spokesman, Larry Ross. He estimated the ailing preacher could be released from the hospital in a couple of days.

The hospital said in a statement that Graham's condition had stabilized following his admission, and a endoscopy and a bleeding scan found no areas of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

"The bleeding is not continuing," Ross said. "It stopped as quickly as it began."

The hospital said the initial bleeding may have been caused by diverticuli, or small pouches that can form in the lower intestine. A diverticular bleed often begins suddenly and may stop on its own, the hospital said.

Ross said Graham experienced a similar intestinal bleed during an 1995 crusade in Toronto.

Graham, who suffers from a variety of ailments including Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration, has been largely confined to his western North Carolina home in recent years.

Graham's wife of 64 years, Ruth Bell Graham, died in June. She had been bedridden for months with degenerative osteoarthritis of the back and neck.

The ailing Graham surprised mourners at her funeral by rising to talk about his wife, who was his closest confidant during a six-decade career that took him around the world to preach to more than 210 million people.

"I wish you could look in that casket because she's so beautiful," said Graham, clinging to a walker. "She was a wonderful woman."