The Pontifex is over the mountain after its bilateral pneumonia, but still has to do with unpleasant consequences of his illness. He must now ‘learn to speak again’, said a cardinal.
More than a month ago, the 88-year-old was brought to the hospital for bronchitis-the health status became dramatic when pneumonia on both sides developed. His condition was sometimes life threatening. After breathing crises and ventilation, Francis should be better.
But the pope still has to struggle with suffering, such as Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez explained the magazine “Spiegel”. Because the necessary long oxygen therapy that the head of the church had received, has an unwanted side effect.
“High oxygen content dries out”
“The pope is doing very well, but the high oxygen content dries out everything,” said the cardinal when presenting a new book about Francis. “He must learn to speak again, but his general physical condition is like before.”
It has been a long time since you heard the pope speak. In an audio recording that the Vatican published in early March, his voice sounds broken and out of breath. The Pontifex is hard to understand.
Pope still gets oxygen
According to the current health report from the Vatican on Friday, the situation is currently stable. People are happy with “easy improvements in breathing and mobility”. Although it is no longer mechanically ventilated, the oxygen continues to get through a snake through its nose.
Whether the Pope will be fit for Easter to give his blessing at the parties is still in the stars. “He could return, but the doctors want to be 100 % sure,” said Fernandez. The pope did not want to “devote himself completely differently, not himself”, the cardinal continued.
Source: Krone
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