Doctors Upgrade Mother Teresa’s Condition to Good
Mother Teresa’s condition was upgraded Friday from “fair” to “good” as she continued to recover from pneumonia and congestive heart failure, the Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation said.
The Catholic missionary, renowned for her work among “the poorest of the poor” in Calcutta’s slums, is walking, undergoing physical therapy and exercising “to build her strength and endurance,” the clinic announced in its daily statement on Mother Teresa’s condition.
The 81-year-old woman was hospitalized Dec. 26 for pneumonia, which triggered an episode of congestive heart failure. She underwent angioplasty and other procedures to open clogged coronary arteries and is under medication for the pneumonia, which surfaced while she was visiting her Missionaries of Charity community in Tijuana.
“Mother Teresa has told her doctors that she feels much better and looks forward to returning to her work,” clinic spokeswoman Sue Pondrom said.
Doctors would not speculate on when Mother Teresa will be released.
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