Rome (AP) – Doctor of Pope Francis I found the pontiff with my eyes open and breathe normally, but insensitive when it was called to the Vatican early Monday morning, the Italian newspaper Corriere della will be.
Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated the treatment at Francis de Francis de Francis de Francis for a double pneumonia and continued to supervise the pope's treatment after the Pontiff's return to the Vatican on March 23 for two months of rest to allow a complete recovery.
Alfieri was alerted on Monday at 5:30 am by Francis's health care assistant, Massimiliano StrappettiThat Francis had been struck and was to be taken to the hospital. The doctor told Corriere that he arrived 20 minutes later.
“I went to his room and his eyes opened. I noted that he had no respiratory problems, so I tried to call him but he did not answer, “said Alfieri. “He also did not respond to the stimuli, even painful. At that time, I understood that there was nothing more to do. He was in a coma. ''
Alfieri said that it was too risky to withdraw Francis from Gemelli Hospital, where he was treated for a complex respiratory infection that almost killed him twice. “The pope wanted to die at home, he always said it when he was in Gemelli,” said Alfieri.
The Pope died two hours after undergoing a stroke. Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived and said that the rosary on the body, accompanied by the staff of the papal house, Alfieri told Milan Daily.
“I gave him a caress, like a farewell,” said the doctor.
The Vatican News reported that the Pope had managed a farewell gesture to Strapepetti after fell ill and that people with him at the time said that he did not seem to suffer.
Francis will be buried on Saturday in state funerals that are expected to attract world leaders, notably US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and dozens of official delegations.
