Cheney recovering after heart transplant: spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering in a Virginia hospital after undergoing a heart transplant on Saturday, a spokeswoman for Cheney said in an email. Cheney, 71, who served as vice president in the George W. Bush administration, has had a long history of heart trouble. The spokeswoman said Cheney was recovering in the intensive care unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, a suburb of Washington. The statement said Cheney and his family do not know the identity of the donor, but “they will be forever grateful for this lifesaving gift. …