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Pope’s previous illnesses, ailments
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A list of the current known ailments afflicting Pope John Paul II (Medical experts say the fact he is elderly and debilitated from various illnesses put him at high risk of infection):
Breathing problems that forced him to undergo surgery Feb. 24 to insert a tube in his throat to aid respiration.
High fever from a urinary tract infection that also reportedly caused his blood pressure to fall.
Feeding tube to provide him with additional nutrition because of problems swallowing.
Parkinson’s disease, affecting speech, mobility and posture, for at least a decade.
Knee and hip ailments that make it impossible to stand.
PAST AILMENTS:
2002: Arthritis of the knee forced several appearances to be canceled.
1996: Inflamed appendix removed.
1994: Breaks leg in a fall, undergoes hip replacement surgery.
1993: Dislocates right shoulder in fall at the Vatican.
1992: Operation for benign tumor on colon.
1981: Shot in abdomen and hand by Turkish gunman in St. Peter’s Square, later hospitalized again for infection linked to the wounds.
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