What illnesses did Mother Teresa come across?

Answer 1

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Mother Teresa did not have any medical training, nor did most of the sisters and volunteers at the Missions of Charity, so she would not have been able to recognise most of the various illnesses among the inmates of her hospices for the dying destitute. They would have included cancer and other diseases that almost inevitably bring about death. They also included diseases that could easily have been cured if diagnosed correctly, but these inmates generally died from infections in the hospices or from lack of treatment for their condition.

Catholic Answer:

Mother Teresa witnessed almost every disease and disorder known to man. However, she adamantly declared on numerous occasions that she was running a hospice for the dying and not a medical facility. For the vast majority of those brought to her hospices, this was the only treatment available to them as the strict Caste System of India prevented them from obtaining medical treatment elsewhere.

Answer 2

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Early in her career, as a nun of St. Loreto, Sister Teresa contracted tuberculosis aand was unable to continue teaching for a while. Later in life, she suffered age-related diseases such as heart problems, kidney disease, pneumonia and eye cateracts, as well as malaria. Fortunately, by this stage she was able to seek out the best treatment money could buy, in renowned clinics in Europe, the United States and India.

Answer 3

Mother Teresa suffered a variety of health issues while she was in India, including tuberculosis, malaria, broken bones and heart attacks. A third heart attack resulted in her death on September 5, 1997.

Answer 4

Mother Teresa's major health problems were age related and included heart attacks, as well as eye cateracts, kidney problems and broken bones. Fortunately she was able to afford the best medical care the world had to offer, seeking treatment at renowned medical clinics in the United States, Europe, and India. She even had her bedroom, in the order's Motherhouse, fitted out with with costly and sophisticated cardiac equipment because of her heart condition.

Answer 5

Mother Teresa worked with people suffering from AIDS/HIV, leprosy, tuberculosis, malaria and a number of other disorders.

Answer 6

Over the years Mother Teresa suffered from tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, a broken collar bone and heart problems which ultimately was her cause of death.