When, at the end of February, the health team that was in charge of Pope Francis in the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome considered the possibility of suspending medical procedures against the serious respiratory crisis of Francisco, A man asked them not to stop treatment.
Massimiliano Strappetti – Francisco Personal Nurse – asked the doctors “To do anything at their disposal, not to give up”Italian surgeon Sergio Alfieri then said in an interview with Corriere Della Sera. The doctors performed all the necessary procedures. Although at that time, everyone has noticed that the Pope may not survive that night.
Strappetti has been working in the Vatican since 2002, after having passed before Eight years in the Gemelli Polyclinic of Rome. It is for this clinic that the successive potatoes use when they need advanced medical attention.
In August 2022, Pope Francis promoted the Vatican nurse “Personal Health Assistant”. The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano StrapPPETTI in a succinct statement of a sentence. But for the Pope, it was a decision made with full conviction of its importance and possibilities.
Francisco recalled that It was for the one who owed his health and his life, After Strappetti took care of an intestinal problem that the Pope had suffered a year earlier, which led him to be hospitalized for ten days. The doctors eliminated thirty -three centimeters from Francisco’s large intestine.
“The nurse, a man with a lot of experience, saved my life,” said Pope Francis in statements to Radio Cope during the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
Massimiliano Strappetti – husband and father in his private life – coordinates nurses of the small Vatican health system, which provides essential attention to employees and their families.
But it was also always with the Pope Especially when your health was getting worse.
He also accompanied the Alto Pontiff on Easter Sunday, during what would become his last public appearance.
With the faithful assistant by his side, the Pope decided to direct the Paparmobile among the multitude of faithful who greet him. According to Vatican News, Francisco began asking the nurse, who did not leave him a millimeter of distance, to help him make that decision. “Do you think I can?” Strappatti asked, For fifteen minutes later, saying: “Thank you for bringing me to the square.”
According to the Vatican website, it was for its dedicated assistant that the outgoing Pope led a last greeting, on Easter Monday, In a gesture of thanks and farewell. Shortly after, he went into a coma. He died, according to the official statement at 7:35 am
The Pope will be buried on Saturday, April 26, In the Basilica of Santa María Maior, in Rome. The funeral ceremony will begin in the Basilica of San Pedro, where the coffin with Francisco’s body is until Friday. Several international leaders have already announced their presence at the funeral.
