The Pope is ready to leave the hospital . Bergoglio, who has been in stable condition for two weeks now, will be discharged tomorrow . " The period of rest at Casa Santa Marta will continue and the Pontiff will be convalescing for at least two months ."
Professor Sergio Alfieri, head of the medical team treating the Pope at the Policlinico Gemelli, explained. The news about the Pope arrived this evening, during an information briefing for accredited journalists at the Holy See Press Office with some members of the medical team treating the Pope. The meeting was broadcast live by Vatican News and distributed, also live, by Vatican Media.
" It is difficult to say how long it will take for the patient to recover his speech , but looking at the improvements that have occurred, recovery is possible in a short time," said Dr. Luigi Carbone, the Pope's medical advisor to the Vatican during the press briefing. "When a patient has an infection of this type and has been in such a serious condition, further progress is made at home," added Professor Alfieri. "The hospital is the worst place to continue convalescence because it is the place where infections can most easily be caught ."
For tomorrow , what was announced today will be maintained, that is, that Pope Francis will appear at the time of the Angelus, at noon, for a brief greeting and a blessing to the faithful . Then "as soon as possible he will take the road to Santa Marta", the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, told journalists.
(Unioneonline/vf)
