Rodolfo Hernandez – Colprensa
Saturday, May 4, 2024
The former presidential candidate is at the International Hospital of Colombia, where they performed abdominal surgery, as part of the care against the cancer he suffers.
Former presidential candidate and businessman Rodolfo Hernández was transferred to the International Hospital of Colombia, in Piedecuesta, Santander, after experiencing severe abdominal pain, days after a surgical intervention in the abdominal area, as part of his treatment against the terminal cancer he suffers from.
The 79-year-old engineer was recently in the Intensive Care Unit, after undergoing certain palliative procedures. It should be noted that in mid-March, in the middle of the hearing for the Vitalogic case, Hernández revealed that the colon cancer that was detected in May 2023 is terminal.
In fact, after the presidential elections, the former governor of Santander underwent several medical checkups, which made it possible to detect the disease, and After almost a year of the ruling, Hernández has disappeared from the public scene.
Although Rodolfo Hernández’s prognosis is reserved, his relatives have not spoken publicly, and the details of the progression of his illness are unknown. It is expected that in the next few hours the International Hospital of Colombia will present an assessment of his state of health.
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