The former president of Uruguay explained that cancer was detected in a medical check-up that took place last Friday.
April 29, 2024, 12:14 p.m.
José “Pepe” Mujica announced that he has a tumor in his esophagus. (Photo: AFP)
The former president of Uruguay José “Pepe” Mujica announced this Monday that it has a tumor in the esophagus, which was detected in a medical checkup carried out last Friday at a health center in Montevideo.
Mujica gave a press conference this afternoon and there he explained that his case is “very compromised and doubly complex due to the immunological disease that he has suffered for 20 years and that causes difficulties undergoing chemotherapy or surgery.
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The former president said that he is being studied by doctors, although he clarified that he feels “quite well” and provided details about his state of health: “If I eat something thick I feel pain.”. In a few days I will have a slightly clearer picture.”
At the same time, Mujica joked about his situation and said that He doesn’t know “when the light goes out.” “To die, you have to die. We belong to the world of living things, and in the world of living things we are born destined to die. That is why life is a formidable adventure,” he added.
On the other hand, the leader of the Popular Participation Movement (MPP) stressed that “as long as I can” he will continue with his political militancy: “I will continue to be active and entertained with vegetables, As long as the vibe holds, I’m going to continue.”said.
Pepe Mujica talked about everything with Telenoche.
“I want to convey to the girls and boys that life is beautiful, and it is spent and it goes away. The crux of the matter is to start over every time you fall, and If there is anger, let them transform it into hope and fight for love, Don’t let yourselves be fooled by hatred. “No one is saved alone,” she launched.
“I am grateful and that they take away what I danced”concluded the leader of the Frente Amplio, who was urgently admitted to the Casmu mutual fund in April 2021 due to pain in the esophagus. Later, the doctors determined that it was an ulcer caused by a foreign body that later migrated to the digestive system and could not be found.
On that occasion he was discharged and returned to his farm in Rincón del Cerro, where he had to rest for a few days. Exactly, two years after that health problem, a tumor was detected in his esophagus.
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Just four days ago, Mujica had gone out to the intersection Javier Milei for his relationship with the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The former Uruguayan president said that the Argentine president “screwed up right away” and stated that with his disqualifications “he has screwed up” the relationship with Brazil.
“I am very sorry that Milei, who is seen to be very impulsive and very rushed, screwed up right away because it relaxed Lula. He has every right to think what he wants, but a man at the head of a country cannot say that about a neighboring country. “He has screwed up the relationship,” he said during an interview with EFE.
Mujica said that Argentina “has many problems” that he hopes it can overcome and emphasized that Uruguay “is better off doing well.” “The Argentine middle class that comes to spend the summer here (in Uruguay) if they can, leaves behind a lot of money, work and everything else. That’s a value. A balanced Argentina suits us. I hope that this project that Milei has has results and that Argentina takes action.”held.
