After a tough Saturday, when his health prognosis became quite critical following a ‘long asthmatic respiratory crisis’, Pope Francis remains in a very worrying condition despite not having another asthma episode.
His week-long hospitalization for a lung infection continues to evolve in the wrong direction, with the health problems accumulating – including now kidney complications.
Forbes reported:
“The Vatican reported earlier that Saturday ‘night passed quietly’ and ‘the pope rested’, as quoted by the Associated Press, also saying Francis is conscious and tests were still being conducted.
Francis is still on supplemental oxygen and tests showed ‘initial, mild’ kidney failure, the Vatican said, according to the AP, but doctors said the situation is under control and the pope is alert and ‘well-oriented’.”
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Doctors are not making predictions about Francis’ recovery because the clinical picture remains very complex.
The drug therapies need time, they argue, to provide some feedback.
“Francis has also received blood transfusions following tests that indicated a condition associated with anemia, the AP reported, and doctors expect he will remain hospitalized through the next week.”
On Friday (21), the pope’s medical team deemed his condition not to be life-threatening but stressed that he was ‘not out of danger’.
“The Vatican released an Angelus statement from Pope Francis on Sunday, in which the pope remarked on the upcoming third anniversary of the war in Ukraine and thanked the public for their messages of support about his hospital stay, asking people to ‘pray for me’.
‘I am confidently continuing my hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital, carrying on with the necessary treatment; and rest is also part of the therapy!’ Pope Francis said, as translated by The Vatican. ‘I sincerely thank the doctors and health workers of this hospital for the attention they are showing me and the dedication with which they carry out their service among the sick’.”
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