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Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti during a visit in recent months to the Perugia hospital where he was admitted – Hospital de Perugia
He leaves the Perugia hospital after exactly twenty days of hospitalization for coronavirus, of which ten he spent in intensive care with a worrying worsening now behind him. And the day you are discharged to be transferred to the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome where you will face a period of convalescence, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the CEI, send a message of thanks to the hospital and of closeness to all those who are in the process. And he launches “an exhortation of consolation: we remain united in the hope and love of God, the Lord never abandons us and, in suffering, he holds us in his arms ”, writes the cardinal. in the text released by the CEI.
“In these days that have seen me go through the suffering of the Covid-19 contagion – Bassetti emphasizes – I was able to touch humanity, the competition, the attention paid every day, with tireless concern, for all personnel, health and not. Doctors, nurses, Oss, administrative staff: each one of them is committed in their own field to ensure the best reception, care, accompaniment of each patient, recognized in their vulnerability as a patient and never abandoned to anguish and pain. And continues: “I thank you and hold you all in my heart, because with your tireless work you do everything possible to save as many lives as possible, a much more difficult undertaking in these times plagued by pandemics. They will not fail in my prayers. They are the “saints next door” at the time of the pandemic, as Pope Francis has repeatedly defined them.
The president of the CIS also hopes to take In remembrance and prayer also to all the patients who are still at the time of the trial. Then he makes it known: «My convalescence now continues at the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome: I continue to recommend that everyone continue to pray for those who suffer and live in situations of pain. I entrust everyone to the Mother of God, Mary, to intercede for her children.
The General Secretariat of the CIS joins in thanking the President and awaits him in Rome, explains a note. “We add joy to Cardinal Bassetti’s gratitude for the constant progress in his health conditions – he says the secretary general, Bishop Stefano Russo -. The Italian bishops and faithful will be by his side in his convalescence at the Gemelli Polyclinic, where they await him with great affection.
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