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  • Pope Has Tracheotomy, Now on Respirator

    02/24/2005 3:08:47 PM PST · by prairiebreeze · 106 replies · 1,728+ views
    AP ^ | Feb. 24, 2005 | VICTOR L. SIMPSON
    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II underwent a successful operation Thursday night to insert a tube in his throat to relieve his breathing problems, hours after he was rushed back to the hospital for the second time in a month with flu-like symptoms of fever and congestion, the Vatican said. The pope was conscious and back in his hospital room late Thursday, breathing with the help of a respirator, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. A top aide to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who visited the pope said John Paul was "serene" after waking up from the...