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His illness seems to have made his incessant appeals for peace more powerful and more poignant, for so many people are suffering from the pandemic of wars today,
From the start, Pope Francis has been teaching with words and gestures. Wherever he went, people yearned for his embrace, and he gave it even from his wheelchair,
Czerny explained, emphasizing the pontiff’s time in hospital showed his “determination to continue serving, good humour, courage and faith.” Francis has been a pope of powerful surprises, so it would be foolish to predict his next initiatives,
Cardinal Michael Czerny, who leads the Vatican office for human development, told CNN Those who say that he will not resign cannot know,
Try everything, don’t give up,
It was the pope’s personal nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, who instructed the team to continue treatment, telling them ... Alfieri recalled We were all aware that the situation had further worsened and there was a risk that he would not make it,
Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Gemelli hospital, said in an interview with Corriere della Sera published on Tuesday We saw a man who was suffering,
In these cases, if not promptly helped, you risk sudden death,
We had to choose whether to stop and let him go or force it and try with all the drugs and therapies possible, running the very high risk of damaging other organs. And in the end we took this path,
Even when [Francis’] condition worsened he was fully conscious. That evening was terrible, he knew, like us, that he might not survive the night,
Alfieri also told Corriere della Sera For the first time, I saw tears in the eyes of some people around him,
Alfieri told Corriere della Sera For days, we were risking damage to his kidneys and bone marrow, but we went ahead, and his body responded to the drugs and his lung infection lessened,
I saw him leave the room on the 10th floor of the Gemelli dressed in white,
The worst was the night of February 28.
We were emerging from the hardest period, while he was eating Pope Francis had a regurgitation and inhaled
Professor Alfieri also revealed how Pope Francis almost choked to death while having a meal and said He gave the money to one of the collaborators and offered the pizza to whoever had assisted him that day.
Yes, also because he was always alert
When asked if the Pope had known he was at risk of dying Professor Alfieri said I can say that on two occasions the situation was lost and then it happened like a miracle
When asked if prayer has worked, he replied
