That he may not survive. Mario Balsamo, who owns the coffee shop in front of Gemelli, stated, “And it was painful for us.” “Instead, today with the discharge, we are very happy that.
He is well and we hope he will recover soon and will recover his strength.” “I am still alive!” Not many patients who suffer such a serious case of double pneumonia survive,
Much less be discharged from the hospital, said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the medical and surgical head at Gemelli who oversaw Francis’ medical staff.
He said that during the two severe respiratory crises, Francis’ life was in danger twice and that the pope at the moment naturally lost his normally lighthearted demeanor.
However, we asked him how he was feeling one morning when we went to listen to his lungs. His response, ‘I’m still alive,’ let us know he was well and had regained his sense of humor,” he recalled.
Francis’s lungs and respiratory muscles were damaged, and Alfieri stated that he was still having difficulty speaking.
