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Papa Francisco
“The Pope is not out of danger.” This Saturday, it was worse than on Friday and “spent the day in a chair.” At 88, the apprehension is very, but some believe that Francis “will want to offer his life to the end.”
O Papa Franciscoadmitted to the Gemelli Hospital of Rome, spent a quiet night and rested, said the Vatican press room this Sunday without further details, although it is known this Saturday that the Supreme Pontiff is in Critical statusand that “its prognosis is reserved.”
This Sunday is already the 9th day of hospitalization for Francisco, who suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisiswhich also required the application of large oxygen flows, explained the medical report released on Saturday afternoon.
The Pope also received blood transfusions due to a problem associated with anemia and was in more pain than the day before: “spent the day in a chair“According to a statement from the Vatican released by the AP.
Beyond the asthmatic crisis and anemia, the Pope, who was hospitalized on the 14th due to a bronchitistem pneumonia in both lungs.
“The Pope is not out of danger”guaranteed Professor Sergio Alfieri at a press conference on Friday afternoon at the distinguished Roman hospital where the pontiff has been receiving treatment since he was hospitalized.
“The real risk in these cases is that germs move to the bloodstream,” causing a potentially fatal septicemiahe explained then.
This is why, “For the sake of precaution,” even if it is “slightly better” and not attached to any machine, it should be kept at the “at least over the week,” he added to a multitude of journalists. In addition, “it will take days, or even weeks, to see the effectiveness […] Of the therapies we are using, ”he added.
This hospitalization, the fourth since 2021, has been causing great concernsince the Pope is already weakened by a number of problems in recent years, ranging from operations to colon and abdomen to mobility difficulties.
Despite the overall seizure, there are those who believe that Francisco, now 88, “You will want to go to the end“.
“I am sure that the Holy Father, a man who is, to be totally, will want to go to the end and You will want to offer your life to the end. The best we do is join Him in this will to offer your life, and that we know how to imitate it in what is our life, history, social, personal, professional responsibilities, I think the best way to honor also Pope Francis’ legacy, ”said canon Paulo Franco.
