Pope Francis has appointed a personal health assistant. Massimiliano Strappetti, who previously coordinated nurses from the Vatican’s medical service, will be on the train. Francis has been plagued with a knee problem for quite some time and in recent days he has been in a wheelchair most of the time.
“I don’t think I can continue the same travel rhythm as before. When I think about my age and my limitations, I have to take it easy,” Pope Francis said on his return from Canada on Saturday. There, he reportedly visited members of the indigenous population to seek forgiveness for violence and abuse. They had suffered this as children in church-run boarding schools.
Concerns About Surgery
The Pope has long been plagued by a knee problem. He has been confined to a wheelchair for the past few days. Surgery could solve the problem, but Francis is concerned. He had put himself under the knife just over a year ago and the anesthetic has left its mark to this day. At that time, the Pope was undergoing surgery on the large intestine.
The man who advised him to undergo the procedure is called Massimiliano Strappetti and will now be Francis’ personal health assistant, media reported. “The experienced man saved my life,” the Pope said in an interview after the operation. According to the Holy See news agency, Strappetti was the coordinator of nurses in the Vatican medical service.
Source: Krone
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