ON THE MEND

Recuperating Bill Clinton Says He Plans to Be Around ‘a Lot Longer’

In a Twitter video, the ex-president says he’s happy to be back home after almost a week in the hospital with sepsis.

Former President Bill Clinton, recovering from sepsis that kept him in the hospital for five days, released a video statement on Wednesday in which he said he plans to be around “a lot longer.” Looking a bit thin, Clinton, 75, thanked the medical team at UC Irvine who tended to him while he was getting IV antibiotics in the ICU, after a urological infection got into his bloodstream. “I’m really glad to be back home. I’m doing great, enjoying this beautiful fall weather,” he said. “I’m on the road to recovery but I want to remind everyone out there: Take the time to listen to your bodies and care for yourselves… I for one am gonna do my best to be around to keep doing the most good I can for a lot longer.”