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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said, this Friday (21/3), that he has to “revive to speak”. The statement was made during an event to publicize the book “Poetry is always necessary”, authored by the Holy Father.
According to the cardinal, the Pope is recovering forces, but has to “revive to speak.” The Pope has been subjected, as part of treatment, to the use of high oxygen therapy.
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“The Pope is very well, but oxygen of high flowing everything is dry. He needs to relearn to speak, but his general physical condition is the same as before,” he emphasized.
The Pope has been hospitalized since February 14 this year at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The latest health update of the Pope’s state of health, released on Friday, states that the Holy Father remains stable, with minor improvements in his motor and respiratory systems.
“The Pope’s days went between drug therapy, respiratory and active motor physiotherapy, prayers and a little work. Francesco no longer received any visit. At night he no longer uses mechanical ventilation with mask, but rather high flow oxygenation with nasal cannulas and, during the day, he uses fewer high flows,” says the statement about Pontiff’s health.
This Friday, the cardinal also denied rumors that Pope Francis could anticipate retirement. The information is from Reuters.
