Mother Teresa given oxygen

CALCUTTA - Mother Teresa suffered heart failure for the second time in three days yesterday and was being given oxygen from time…

CALCUTTA - Mother Teresa suffered heart failure for the second time in three days yesterday and was being given oxygen from time to time as well as medication to control her condition, her doctor said.

Dr Dinamani Banerjee said the Nobel Peace Prize winner had suffered left ventricular heart failure on Saturday night and again yesterday morning, but the problem had been checked with medication.

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