Doctor treating Pope Francis says team considered ending treatment so he could die

During his previous treatment, Pope Francis has repeatedly been in danger of dying in the hospital.

Pope Francis came so close to dying, doctor reveals

Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment.

It was bad for Francis, who was ill with the lung. The head of the medical team reveals how bad it was. Thus, they had even considered stopping the treatment. Then, apparently, the Pope's caregiver intervened.

Pope Francis’ doctors considered stopping treatment to ’let him go’ after serious breathing crisis

The doctor acknowledged that the treatment risked damaging the Pope’s kidneys and bone marrow, “but we continued, and his body responded to the treatments and the lung infection improved’’

According to doctors, Pope Francis (88) has barely escaped death.

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