“I’m dying”, Pepe Mujica revealed that his cancer spread to his liver

The former president of the Republic and leader of the Frente Amplio (FA), José Mujicaconfirmed that the cancer of the esophagus that he suffered spread throughout his body and took over his liver, compromising his health, since “neither a biochemical treatment nor surgery is suitable for me because my body can’t stand it.”

“What I ask is that you leave me alone. Don’t ask me for more interviews or anything else. My cycle is over. Honestly, I’m dying. And the warrior has the right to his rest,” Mujica told the weekly Busqueda.

Mujica explained that the cancer in the esophagus “is colonizing the liver.” “I can’t stop it with anything. Why? Because I’m an old man and because I have two chronic illnesses. I can’t afford either biochemical treatment or surgery because my body can’t handle it.” “I’m dying,” he said with tears in his eyes. the eyes and before a Lucia Topolansky afflicted, the weekly reports.

The former president is in the process of recovering from an intervention he had on December 27, when a stent was placed in his esophagus to improve his ability to ingest food and drinks orally, which was compromised after treatment for the cancer he suffers from.

Mujica, leader of the MPP of the president-elect Yamandu Orsisaid that he asked the doctors not to make him “suffer like hell.” “Let them pick me and when it’s my turn to die, I die. “It’s that simple,” he said.

The former president between 2010 and 2015, former senator and former guerrilla, defined himself as “an old man at the end”, with the only desire to work the land on his farm and “say goodbye to his compatriots and his group.”

In the dialogue, Mujica He celebrates the life he had, noting that there are 4 months left until his 90th birthday. “Every day I ride the tractor a little, even if it is symbolic, and I am arranging things for those who are going to stay here on the farm. I bought a new tractor for US$28,000. For those who are going to stay here, so that they can live. I want to leave you new irons. “I don’t have children, but I’m still going to leave children.”

And he adds: “I’m going to die here. There is a big sequoia out there (a tree he grew from a seed he was given). This Manuela buried there (his dog). I’m doing the paperwork so they can bury me there too. And that’s it.”

José Mujica’s farewell message

“What I want is to say goodbye to my compatriots. It is easy to have respect for those who think like you, but you have to learn that the foundation of democracy It is respect for those who think differently. Therefore, the first category are my compatriots and I say goodbye to them. I give you all a hug,” said Mujica who, true to his style, did not miss the opportunity to propose a reflection on politics.

“Second, I say goodbye to my colleagues, supporters and everyone else. I haven’t been to a management body for more than five years. The social and political reality It doesn’t pass by my ranch. Now… I have my sympathies and when I can lend a hand, I give it. But I’m not an old consultant, they have to ask my permission. No, on the contrary. The colleagues who manage the 609 “It’s them,” he clarified.