{"id":21977,"date":"2017-09-12T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/she-wanted-to-be-euthanized-but-changed-her-mind-after-meeting-pope-francis-81383\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T21:09:00","slug":"she-wanted-to-be-euthanized-but-changed-her-mind-after-meeting-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2017\/09\/she-wanted-to-be-euthanized-but-changed-her-mind-after-meeting-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"She wanted to be euthanized \u2013 but changed her mind after meeting Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/Lonely_woman_Credit_Ekkasit_Rakrotchit_Shutterstock_CNA.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, Sep 12, 2017 \/ 03:09 pm (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNA<\/a>).- Consuelo del Socorro C\u00f3rdoba is a Colombian woman who had made up her mind to be euthanized because of the serious illnesses caused by an acid attack she suffered in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis \u2013 a very serious infection that affects the brain \u2013 has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa\u00f1ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota.<\/p>\n<p>Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v\u00edctima de ataque con \u00e1cido le cambi\u00f3 la vida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriciajaniot\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@patriciajaniot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7wVmeWIcT\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN en Espa\u00f1ol (@CNNEE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNEE\/status\/906679437906849793\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,\u201d she said. \u201cI'm happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. He told me I was very brave and very pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the attack this woman has undergone 87 operations, but there are still six more to go since she cannot consume solid food.<\/p>\n<p>This encounter with Pope Francis, she said \u201ccompletely changed\u201d her. \u201cNow I do want to live and I need the whole world to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks be to God this miracle could take place, that I could be here,\u201d the woman shared, who still needs several thousand dollars for her treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to get euthanized Sept. 29. I have the letter here. Here in Teusaquillo, Dr. Gustavo Qui\u00f1ones was going to give me the injection, but I'm not going to get it anymore,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis' Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia follows apostolic visits by two of his predecessors, Bl. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. During his visit, he met with the country\u2019s civil leaders, addressed Latin American bishops, spoke to men and women religious, and made a plea for an end to violence and human trafficking in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=G6AEfd5Z3gs:JXuI6V916pA:yIl2AUoC8zA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/G6AEfd5Z3gs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/Lonely_woman_Credit_Ekkasit_Rakrotchit_Shutterstock_CNA.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Bogot&aacute;, Colombia, Sep 12, 2017 \/ 03:09 pm (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" target=\"_self\">CNA<\/a>).- Consuelo del Socorro C&oacute;rdoba is a Colombian woman who had made up her mind to be euthanized because of the serious illnesses caused by an acid attack she suffered in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis &ndash; a very serious infection that affects the brain &ndash; has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota.<\/p>\n<p>Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v&iacute;ctima de ataque con &aacute;cido le cambi&oacute; la vida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriciajaniot\">@patriciajaniot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7wVmeWIcT\">pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol (@CNNEE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNEE\/status\/906679437906849793\">September 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&#8217;m happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. He told me I was very brave and very pretty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since the attack this woman has undergone 87 operations, but there are still six more to go since she cannot consume solid food.<\/p>\n<p>This encounter with Pope Francis, she said &ldquo;completely changed&rdquo; her. &ldquo;Now I do want to live and I need the whole world to know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks be to God this miracle could take place, that I could be here,&rdquo; the woman shared, who still needs several thousand dollars for her treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I decided to get euthanized Sept. 29. I have the letter here. Here in Teusaquillo, Dr. Gustavo Qui&ntilde;ones was going to give me the injection, but I&#8217;m not going to get it anymore,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis&#8217; Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia follows apostolic visits by two of his predecessors, Bl. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. During his visit, he met with the country&rsquo;s civil leaders, addressed Latin American bishops, spoke to men and women religious, and made a plea for an end to violence and human trafficking in the region.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=G6AEfd5Z3gs:JXuI6V916pA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/G6AEfd5Z3gs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>She wanted to be euthanized \u2013 but changed her mind after meeting Pope Francis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bogot&aacute;, Colombia, Sep 12, 2017 \/ 03:09 pm (CNA).- Consuelo del Socorro C&oacute;rdoba is a Colombian woman who had made up her mind to be euthanized because of the serious illnesses caused by an acid attack she suffered in 2001. But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life. The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis &ndash; a very serious infection that affects the brain &ndash; has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota. Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v&iacute;ctima de ataque con &aacute;cido le cambi&oacute; la vida https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ @patriciajaniot pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT&mdash; CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol (@CNNEE) September 10, 2017  &ldquo;I was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&#039;m happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. He told me I was very brave and very pretty.&rdquo; Since the attack this woman has undergone 87 operations, but there are still six more to go since she cannot consume solid food. This encounter with Pope Francis, she said &ldquo;completely changed&rdquo; her. &ldquo;Now I do want to live and I need the whole world to know.&rdquo; &ldquo;Thanks be to God this miracle could take place, that I could be here,&rdquo; the woman shared, who still needs several thousand dollars for her treatment. &ldquo;I decided to get euthanized Sept. 29. I have the letter here. Here in Teusaquillo, Dr. Gustavo Qui&ntilde;ones was going to give me the injection, but I&#039;m not going to get it anymore,&rdquo; she said. Pope Francis&#039; Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia follows apostolic visits by two of his predecessors, Bl. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. 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But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life. The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis &ndash; a very serious infection that affects the brain &ndash; has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota. Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v&iacute;ctima de ataque con &aacute;cido le cambi&oacute; la vida https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ @patriciajaniot pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT&mdash; CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol (@CNNEE) September 10, 2017  &ldquo;I was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&#039;m happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. He told me I was very brave and very pretty.&rdquo; Since the attack this woman has undergone 87 operations, but there are still six more to go since she cannot consume solid food. This encounter with Pope Francis, she said &ldquo;completely changed&rdquo; her. &ldquo;Now I do want to live and I need the whole world to know.&rdquo; &ldquo;Thanks be to God this miracle could take place, that I could be here,&rdquo; the woman shared, who still needs several thousand dollars for her treatment. &ldquo;I decided to get euthanized Sept. 29. I have the letter here. Here in Teusaquillo, Dr. Gustavo Qui&ntilde;ones was going to give me the injection, but I&#039;m not going to get it anymore,&rdquo; she said. Pope Francis&#039; Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia follows apostolic visits by two of his predecessors, Bl. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. 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But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life. The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis &ndash; a very serious infection that affects the brain &ndash; has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota. Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v&iacute;ctima de ataque con &aacute;cido le cambi&oacute; la vida https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ @patriciajaniot pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT&mdash; CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol (@CNNEE) September 10, 2017  &ldquo;I was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I'm happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. 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He told me I was very brave and very pretty.&rdquo; Since the attack this woman has undergone 87 operations, but there are still six more to go since she cannot consume solid food. This encounter with Pope Francis, she said &ldquo;completely changed&rdquo; her. &ldquo;Now I do want to live and I need the whole world to know.&rdquo; &ldquo;Thanks be to God this miracle could take place, that I could be here,&rdquo; the woman shared, who still needs several thousand dollars for her treatment. &ldquo;I decided to get euthanized Sept. 29. I have the letter here. Here in Teusaquillo, Dr. Gustavo Qui&ntilde;ones was going to give me the injection, but I'm not going to get it anymore,&rdquo; she said. Pope Francis' Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia follows apostolic visits by two of his predecessors, Bl. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. 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But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life. The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis &ndash; a very serious infection that affects the brain &ndash; has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota. Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta v&iacute;ctima de ataque con &aacute;cido le cambi&oacute; la vida https:\/\/t.co\/0wyeh1jOeZ @patriciajaniot pic.twitter.com\/g7wVmeWIcT&mdash; CNN en Espa&ntilde;ol (@CNNEE) September 10, 2017 &ldquo;I was the first in line and the first one he greeted was me. He gave me a hug,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I'm happy, I told him I was going to get euthanized, to help me, and he told me no, that I was not going to do that. 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