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| Lady Thatcher to undergo surgery | |
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| Baroness Thatcher is to undergo routine surgery on Friday which means she will remain in hospital, where she has been since breaking her arm last Friday. | |
| She will undergo the procedure to insert a pin in order to assist the healing process. | |
| The 83-year-old former prime minister was taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in central London on Friday after she fell and fractured her arm. | The 83-year-old former prime minister was taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in central London on Friday after she fell and fractured her arm. |
| Her son Sir Mark Thatcher had earlier said she was "doing well". | |
| "Everybody's pleased. She's alert and talking about Lady's Day at Ascot and things like that," he said outside the hospital on Thursday morning. | |
| Visitors to his mother were restricted to family and a couple of personal friends, he said. | Visitors to his mother were restricted to family and a couple of personal friends, he said. |
| But Sir Mark added that his sister Carol had not visited the hospital because she had had an eye operation this week but had been in contact with him on a regular basis. | But Sir Mark added that his sister Carol had not visited the hospital because she had had an eye operation this week but had been in contact with him on a regular basis. |
| Health problems | Health problems |
| Baroness Thatcher has become increasingly frail in recent years and has suffered a number of minor strokes. | Baroness Thatcher has become increasingly frail in recent years and has suffered a number of minor strokes. |
| Carol Thatcher has also spoken about her mother's struggle with dementia. | Carol Thatcher has also spoken about her mother's struggle with dementia. |
| In March last year Baroness Thatcher spent the night in hospital after feeling unwell while having dinner with friends. | In March last year Baroness Thatcher spent the night in hospital after feeling unwell while having dinner with friends. |
| Ill health forced her to abandon her regular public speaking engagements in 2002 but she still makes public appearances. | Ill health forced her to abandon her regular public speaking engagements in 2002 but she still makes public appearances. |
| Last week she was at the Carlton Club in London to mark the 30th anniversary of the election victory which made her prime minister, a post she held for 11 years. | Last week she was at the Carlton Club in London to mark the 30th anniversary of the election victory which made her prime minister, a post she held for 11 years. |