Former president George H.W. Bush shaved his head to show support for the son of one of his Secret Service security detail who was diagnosed with Leukemia.
“Our little guy received some high-powered support this week when President George Bush 41 volunteered to shave his head to show his support for Patrick and Patrick’s Pals,” the Patrick’s Pals website said.
“Members of his Secret Service detail have also been shaving their heads this week in solidarity,” it added.
Jim McGrath, a spokesman for Bush, who was a pro-life president, tweeted a picture of the former president with the child. Bush’s daughter Robin died of leukemia at age three, so the subject is close to his heart.
Patrick is undergoing treatment for leukemia and has lost his hair. Learn more at https://t.co/1ZcrTok33g.
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) July 24, 2013
41 shaved his head this week to show his solidarity w Patrick, the 2 year-old son of a member of his security detail. pic.twitter.com/XimZcTwEyi
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) July 24, 2013
41 poses with the members of his Secret Service detail who have also shaved their head to support little Patrick. pic.twitter.com/u9GBtttAOI
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) July 24, 2013