«The good news that awaits the whole world: The Holy Father is in discharge, he will return to Santa Marta». After 38 long days of hospitalization for a bilateral pneumonia and a polyimicrobial respiratory infection, Pope Francis will leave today – March 23 – the Gemelli Polyclinic of Rome. “The clinical conditions have been stable for at least two weeks,” he revealed prof. Sergio Alfieri, Head of the medical team who took care of the pontiff.
To the announcement that would return home, “The Holy Father was very happy”. “When he was sick, obviously it was difficult for it to good mood»Added the doctor during the briefing with the press. «But one morning, when we went to auscultate his lungs after he had spent a bad period, We asked him how he was and he replied “I’m still alive”. There we understood that he was better and had resumed good mood ».
Furthermore, prof. Alfieri, Pope Francis “It has never been intubated, it has always been alert, oriented and present”. However, during the over five weeks of hospitalization he risked twice to die: there were in fact “Two very critical episodes “in which «was in danger of life “. «Pharmacological therapies, the administration of oxygen with high flows and non -assisted mechanical ventilation have brought improvements».
Now, in Santa Marta, they await him at least “Two months” of convalescence. «During the hospitalization he has always continued to work and will continue to do it at home. The recommendation, however, is take an adequate rest period. He will not be able to immediately resume the activity with groups of people, nor can he participate in important commitments ». It will therefore be one “Protected discharge”, as he defined it Dr. Luigi CarbonePope’s doctor in the Vatican.
Basically, Bergoglio will continue motor and respiratory physiotherapy In Santa Marta: one of the most important objectives is “Re-learn to speak”. «When you have a bilateral pneumonia, the lungs are damaged, but the respiratory muscles also go into difficulty. As It is normal that the voice is lost a bit: It will take time, but will return as before », concluded Alfieri, making the final compliments to the Pope. “He was an exemplary patient. He was able to listen to all the suggestions ».
Source: Vanity Fair
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