US EditionDoctor treating Pope Francis says team considered ending treatment so he could die
- The medical team treating Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment to allow him to die, according to Doctor Alfieri.
- Alfieri stated, 'We had to choose whether to stop and let him go or force it and try with all the drugs and therapies possible.'
- Pope Francis requested the truth about his condition from the beginning and wanted no details changed or omitted.
- The pontiff experienced several breathing crises, with two incidents putting his life in danger, according to Alfieri.
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Pope Francis' Doctors Considered Letting Him Die in Peace Amid Health Crisis
After Pope Francis returned home from the hospital following a near-fatal double-pneumonia diagnosis, his doctors detailed his five-week treatment—including the moment they thought he might die.
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Pope Francis’ doctor considered ending pneumonia treatment so pontiff could die in peace
The 88-year-old pope's most dire moment came back on February 28 when he nearly choked on his vomit after being hospitalized for the breathing crisis, according to Sergio Alfieri, a top physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
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