Pope Francis’s recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony so as not to put strain on his abdominal walls.
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives for the first weekly general audience to readmit the public since the coronavirus disease outbreak in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, September 2, 2020.FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives for the first weekly general audience to readmit the public since the coronavirus disease outbreak in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, September 2, 2020.
“Each time he gets out of bed and sits in an armchair puts stress on the abdominal walls. Only three days have passed. We asked the Holy Father to be prudent and avoid the strain ,” he said. Alfieri said the pope was taken off intravenous tubes on Friday and had started a semi-liquid diet. All medical parameters were within the norm, there were no cardiac problems and complete healing of the abdominal scars would take about three months, he added.
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