Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian Nobel laureate, was hospitalized on March 31 after suffering from a lung and urinary tract infection. García Márquez, 87, responded positively to the treatment and was released on Tuesday, April 8 from the National Medical Sciences and Nutrition Institute in Mexico City. Jacqueline Pineda, a spokeswoman for the institute told reporters that the author’s condition is “delicate due to his age” but he “will recover at home.”
A few days ago, García Márquez’s son, Gonzalo García, revealed that the writer was in good spirits and “anxious to go home.” To make sure the transition from the hospital to his Mexican home was smooth, the author’s family made sure all the necessary medical equipment was properly installed at his residence. On Tuesday morning many ambulances and other authorized vehicles transported oxygen tanks and generators to the home, as well as other machines and supplies.
The Nobel laureate, affectionately known as “Gabo,” was taken to his home by ambulance in the late afternoon hours. His house was surrounded by journalists and guarded by police, who couldn’t keep up with the reporters’ insistence on snapping a picture of one of the most influential writers of Latin America as he arrived to his residence. García Márquez’s family had to cover him with a bed sheet to prevent film or pictured being taken.
His family has yet to comment on his status after arriving home from a week in the hospital, but Martha Jiménez, one of the nurses who attended him, said Gabo was “very calm” at all times and his son was always by his side.
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