On March 28, 2013, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that he will not seek a sixth term in office. Menino suffered a number of health setbacks which likely contributed to his decision not to run for reelection. Most recently, Menino spent time hospitalized and in rehabilitation facilities, as well as recovering at the city-owned Parkman House, partly because the residence has an elevator.

Pictured: Menino made his way to the stage for his 2013 State of the City address at Faneuil Hall using a cane to aid in his balance.

On his way to an event on April 12, Mayor Menino, 70, twisted his ankle and fractured his distal fibula. Surgeons at Brigham and Women’s Hospital repaired the bone the next day. They said the surgery lasted less than an hour and included the placement of a plate and screws to fix the broken bone. Menino is expected to make a full and complete recovery.

The Boston mayor is pictured at a budget breakfast at City Hall on April 10 joking around with City Councilor Charles C. Yancey.

Menino in a March 12 television interview said he hoped to return to his Hyde Park home in the coming days, after five months of hospitalizations, rehabilitation stays and time spent at Parkman House. Although he had not decided on whether he would seek a sixth term as mayor, he said his health had improved. “I’m doing real well, real well.”

It’s not the first time Menino said he would be returning home. He made a similar proclamation in early January.

Menino is shown here in January 2013 while staying at the Parkman House.

A visibly weakened Menino faced reporters in late November 2012 for the first time in almost seven weeks at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where he was rehabilitating after series of ailments that put him in the hospital for a month.

Mayor Menino’s spokesperson, Dot Joyce, and Dr. Charles Morris held a press conference on Nov. 26 regarding the mayor’s latest diagnosis: type 2 diabetes. The two told the press that Mayor Menino would be transferred to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital where he will remain for a month.

The press conference was held at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, where Menino is no stranger. Take a look at his past visits and history of health ailements.

Dehiscence ptosis, or droopy eyelids

In August 2012, Menino underwent surgery to repair his drooping eyelids, a medical condition that slowly obscured his vision over the past decade and was most likely a consequence of age.

Broken toe on left foot

In February 2012, Mayor Menino broke the toe on his left foot and was forced to wear a protective boot on his foot for several weeks after his surgery. He was pictured with his boot at Fort Myers for Red Sox spring training,

Partial tendon tear in right knee

In December 2010, the mayor gave a press conference about the surgery with his doctor, Dr. Thomas Thornhill.

Cellulitis, a skin infection, and septic bursitis in the left elbow

The Boston mayor spent Thanksgiving of 2010 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after doctors diagnosed him with the infected elbow. The infection may have stemmed from his trip to Florence that year. Just a few weeks later, the mayor showed no lingering pain in the elbow during a speech to the Chamber of Commerce.

Severed tendon in left knee

In November 2009, Menino severed his tendon while walking up the stairs at his son’s house five days after winning reelection to a fifth term as Boston’s major. He underwent surgery to repair a tendon connecting thigh muscles to the kneecap of his left leg that snapped.

Torn cartilage in right knee

In October 2008, Mayor Menino underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the knee he injured during a Red Sox championship rally during the fall of 2007.

Crohn’s disease

Menino was diagnosed with the painful intestinal condition in March 2004. Menino is pictured leaving Brigham and Women’s hospital following his diagnosis. The intestinal flare up came after he ate Peanuts and Cracker Jacks, hard-to-digest foods that are normally off limits for Crohn’s sufferers, at a Red Sox game.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a rare form of cancer

In July 2003, the mayor had a cancerous lump removed from his back. At a press conference shortly before the procedure, Dr. Judy Ann Bigby of Brigham and Women’s pointed to the location of the tumor that was to be removed. The growth on his back turned out to be a cancer that affects one out of about 200,000 people.

Kidney stones

In March 1995 and again in 1997, Menino was hospitalized for kidney stones. He was instructed to stay away from red meat and other foods that contain high amounts of uric acid.