CALCUTTA — Mother Teresa left the hospital five weeks after suffering a heart attack, and headed straight for the headquarters of her Missionaries of Charity, despite doctors’ ad vice to slow down.
“The mother is still very weak. She’s going to need rest for quite some time,” said Dr. Ashim Bardhan of the Woodlands Nursing Home Hospital. He said she should give up her hectic schedule and adjust to a slower lifestyle.
The 79yearold nun won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to help the poor. She was hospitalized Sept. 5 with a high fever and acute vomiting and suffered a heart attack three days later.
Mother Teresa appeared to be recovering well but then developed recurring chest pains and a high fever that was aggravated by an infection. Doctors said her setback was caused by the strain of meeting dignitaries who demanded to see her.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 20, 1989
