Gus Dur leaves hospital

Gus Dur leaves hospital

JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid was
discharged from Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
(RSCM) on Monday after 18 days of medical treatment for excessive
amounts of sugar in the blood.

"Father (Gus Dur) left RSCM at around 2:30 p.m. after his
blood pressure stabilized," his eldest daughter Zannubah "Yenni"
Arifah Chafsah told The Jakarta Post.

She said doctors advised Gus Dur, who had twice suffered a
stroke before becoming the country's fourth president in 1999, to
rest at home and be consistent in his diet in order to control
his blood sugar levels.

Yenni said her father's failure to watch his diet had
contributed to his ill health. "His high blood sugar level was
detected after he drank a Chinese traditional medicine," she
added.

Gus Dur had been preparing to address a press conference on
July 8, when he almost collapsed. He was taken to RSCM where
doctors said he was suffering high blood pressure and
exhaustion.--JP