Ailing Ex-Hostage Sutherland Better, Resumes Solid Food
Former American hostage Thomas Sutherland is recovering well from stomach troubles and is again eating solid food, a U.S. military official said Saturday.
Air Force Maj. Paula Kougeas said Sutherland “is doing just fine.”
Sutherland, 60, was freed last Monday after 6 1/2 years in captivity in Lebanon. He was flown to the U.S. military base here for medical check-ups and briefings.
He had been scheduled to return home Thursday, but stomach problems delayed the trip.
Doctors found he had an ulcer and gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach. He was placed on medication and a liquid diet, and ordered to bed.
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