Pope Francis after surgery: A nurse saved my life

Pope Francis revealed in an interview with Spanish broadcaster COPE, which will air on Wednesday, that this is the second time in his life that a nurse has saved his life. The pontiff’s statements come shortly after the operation on the colon, informs Agerpres, who takes over EFE.

In a brief excerpt from this interview, Pope Francis jokes about his health and says that “I am still alive: a nurse saved my life, a man with a lot of experience.”

“This is the second time a nurse has saved my life. The first time was in 1957,” the pope confessed. Then there was an Italian nun who, opposing the doctors, changed the medication of the young seminarian to treat him from the pneumonia he suffered from and saved his life, as Pope Francis has repeatedly recounted.

In the interview given to the radio station, speculations about the pope’s health are also addressed, including a possible withdrawal from the activity – a rumor mentioned in an Italian newspaper. Regarding this, the pontiff replies, “When a pope is sick, a breeze or a hurricane is there in the Conclave.”

Pope Francis underwent surgery on July 4 “for serious diverticular stenosis with signs of sclerosing diverticulitis,” during which part of his colon was extracted and for which he spent ten days in hospital.

At the last public events, the pope appeared fully recovered, although at the last audience with the Catholic legislators he began his speech by apologizing for not being able to stand up because he was “in the postoperative period”.