On His Way: Former President Carter released from Metro after two-day stay Posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:15 PM EST Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:27 PM EST 
 
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 UPDATE: CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Former President Jimmy Carter has been released from Metro following a two-day stay for a gastric viral infection. 
 
 Mr. Carter was sent straight to the hospital after he fell ill on his Delta flight into the city on Tuesday. The 85-year-old developed an upset stomach, and the decision was made to take him to the hospital. 
 
 The 39th President of the United States was in town for a book signing at the Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Legacy Village. He was scheduled to sign copies of his latest publication, "White House Diary." 
 
 Over 600 people were gathered outside in the bookstore in anticipation of Mr. Carter's arrival, but the event was canceled after word of his hospitalization. No word on when he plans to reschedule his book signing at Legacy Village. 
 
 The former President plans to resume his schedule with a meeting this week in Washington, D.C., as well as celebrate his 86th birthday tomorrow. 
 
 Upon his release, Mr. Carter thanked his medical team at MetroHealth for the attentive and comprehensive care and treatment he received during his stay. He also again expressed his appreciation to all the members of the public who sent greetings to him. 
 
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 (Sept. 28) -- Former President Jimmy Carter will be held overnight at a Cleveland hospital after feeling ill on a flight to the city for a book signing today -- three days before his 86th birthday.MetroHealth Medical Center physicians said Carter was admitted to the hospital for continued observation, according to a release from the hospital. "He is fully alert and participating in all decision-making related to his care," the statement said. "The decision to admit him overnight is purely precautionary."Carter became ill on a Delta Flight from Atlanta to Cleveland this morning, according to reports. Earlier today, the Carter Center said in a release that the former president "was resting comfortably and is expected to resume his book tour this week."A volunteer at the center told ABC News that the former president got "airsick.""He threw up. He was airsick when he got off the plane," Carter Center volunteer Bernice Moore said.After the plane landed, Carter was transported by EMS technicians around 11:30 a.m. to the MetroHealth System, the closest hospital to the airport on Cleveland's West Side. He remained there for observation.Carter had been scheduled to autograph his new book, "White House Diary," at 1 p.m. at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lyndhurst, The Plain Dealer newspaper reported. It said about 500 people had gathered by noon, and many had been in line for hours.
– Looks like nothing more serious than a case of air sickness for Jimmy Carter: The former president, just days shy of his 86th birthday, was taken to a hospital in Cleveland today immediately after his plane touched down, reports WOIO. Carter "developed an upset stomach" during the flight and was taken to the hospital for observation, says the Carter Center in Atlanta. "He is resting comfortably and is expected to resume his book tour this week." More at AOL News.