Pope: breathing issues, aide reads speech

[MarieT]

Aide to read speech for Bergoglio - breathing difficulties

[MarieT]

he seems very puffy
immune system looks out of whack
or could be autoimmune issues / kidney or liver probs

[Denise]

May the Lord have mercy

[Denise]

Pope admitted to Gemelli Hospital for bronchitis

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news ... tment.html

[Denise]

Vatican: Medical tests reveal a complex respiratory infection that requires ‘appropriate’ hospital stay
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news ... ve-updates

[MarieT]

rumours are it may be covid again

difficulty lies that as a teenager they removed one of his lungs due to infection
gosh so young to lose one of your breathing life forces

[MarieT]

Just saw this update

Pope Francis's respiratory tract infection is presenting a "complex clinical picture" that will require further hospitalisation, the Vatican said overnight, as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in recent days and Monday indicate the pope is suffering from a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection that has necessitated a further change in his drug therapy. Scientists say polymicrobial diseases are caused by a mix of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.
There was no timeframe given for his hospitalization, which at Day 4 has already sidelined Francis for longer than a 2023 hospitalisation for pneumonia. Bruni said the complexity of his symptoms "will require an appropriate hospital stay."

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Lets pray he will be able to breathe easier soon

[MarieT]

prayers are being asked worldwide for his recovery

[Denise]

I'm praying.

[Johnna]

Only one lung? Definitely praying.

[MarieT]

some sources say it was only a partial lung removal

recall we were saying he didnt look well at all from previous engagements
very swollen

[MarieT]

Resignation ‘possible’ as Pope marks one week in hospital with pneumonia

Francis confirmed in 2022 that shortly after being elected pontiff he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impeded him from carrying out his duties.

source and complete story

[Denise]

Just yesterday I was wondering if he would resign. I forgot about what he wrote.

[Denise]

Vatican doctor: Pope Francis ‘not in danger of death’ but ‘not yet out of danger’

https://catholicvote.org/vatican-doctor ... 0vC5wMhjiQ

[Denise]

Pope Francis is in critical condition, after a "respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude" that required a heavy use of supplemental oxygen, the Vatican announced on Saturday afternoon, February 22.

The Pope also received blood transfusions, after being diagnosed with anemia. Doctors had earlier warned that the heavy medications he was being given to combat multiple infections could take a toll on other bodily systems.

"The Holy Father continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair although in more pain than yesterday," the Vatican announced.