Weak due to liver cirrhosis and spinal cord problems, Andrés García is thinner than before and in a bad mood.
Margarita Portillo, wife of the actor from 81 years, shared in an interview that she is worried about her husband’s health because everything has become complicated for her, in addition to the fact that she is extremely tired for everything that is happening.
“He is mostly in a bad mood. That’s very difficult for me too“, said the sentimental partner of the protagonist of the movie ‘Pedro Navaja’.
“I understand that it is very difficult for him to accept his current situation after having been such a strong man, but he is a very difficult man“, he added.
On 16 last September, Andrés García entered the hospital at the request of his doctor for a blood transfusion. blood, because the spinal cord destroys the red blood cells.
Before this, during the same week he suffered several blows after falling at his home in Acapulco.
“This condition of the spinal cord destroys the red blood cells. That is why he is very weak and it is more complicated with cirrhosis, as well as his age. With blood transfusions he has been planning for years. He has lost a lot of weight, it is part of the cirrhosis, because his liver cannot metabolize proteins, he has to eat easily digestible foods. Basically, food is essential for his care“, Margarita explained.
The good thing, she added, is that the doctors are very attentive to him.
Margarita Portillo said that Andrés García has lived in her house for a long time due to his deteriorating health and although he is weak, she tries to take him out in his wheelchair to the patio and occasionally to turn around.
“I am tired and worried about your well-being. It is a very difficult situation for everyone. He knows that he can no longer go home, sometimes he wants to go as he used to, a few days there and others here, but right now it is no longer possible”, assured Margarita Portillo.
Regarding liver cirrhosis, Margarita explained that this The actor was detected in February. At first, the doctor thought that, due to the transfusions he receives, Andrés García had been infected with hepatitis and ordered tests to be done.
“They say that most cases are detected accidentally and Andrés was accidental because we went to something else with the doctor. He had a swollen belly and other symptoms. The doctor urgently ordered an ultrasound,” she explained.
Within the discouragement with which she also finds herself when seeing her sick husband, she jokingly commented that she would claim that if he were healthy they would be celebrating their Silver Anniversary for their 25 years of relationship.
“We stayed together for many years, but without getting married. After a long time, Andrés made all the arrangements and we got married at 2011, 11 years. I’m going to claim him,” he said.
After the video that the actor uploaded to his YouTube channel and that alarmed the public because it pointed out that “perhaps we are living the last days of Andrés García”, Margarita He said that he has not received calls from family members, but he has received calls from many close friends.
“He has spoken to few people, the truth is because he has neither the strength nor the courage,” he stated.
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