Poet Adélia Prado, 90, Hospitalized With Systemic Infection, Improving

Overview

• Adélia Prado is receiving care at Hospital São Judas Tadeu in Divinópolis for a systemic infection, according to official statements.
• The hospital says her condition is getting better, with adequate nutrition, good tolerance to physical therapy, and gains in breathing and movement.
• Doctors José Eduardo Grossi and Christian Alessandro Nery Freitas are overseeing her care as the team eases her off supportive measures with a view to discharge next week.
• A systemic infection is one that has spread through the body and can reach the bloodstream or several organs, which can escalate to severe illness such as sepsis.
• This is her second hospital stay this year after a January fall that caused fractures and two surgeries, and interest in her recovery is high given her standing in Brazilian literature and a 2024 poetry release.