Overview
- His wife, Elena Lynch, described his state as “muy delicado” in comments to reporters on September 22 in Buenos Aires.
- She said he was hospitalized for a recent double pneumonia before doctors supported continuing his recovery at home.
- Lynch noted he is calm and very well cared for, adding that caring for him at this stage is “bravo” for the family.
- She compared his pneumonia to the case of Pope Francis, emphasizing the timing rather than a medical equivalence.
- Lynch said he is largely unaware of what is happening around him, and coverage places the 92-year-old in the context of a long, retired media career.