Rev. Billy Graham's health is declining, son says
The famed 95-year-old evangelist's son said prayers are welcome and that 'I'm not ever sure he knows Nelson Mandela has passed away,' one day after the beloved South African president’s death.
Comments (2)By Nina Golgowski / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, December 6, 2013, 6:51 PM
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Evangelist Billy Graham, seen three years ago, is in declining health, his son said Friday.
The Rev. Billy Graham's health is declining, said his son, who added prayers are welcome at this time.
"I'm not even sure he knows Nelson Mandela has passed away," Franklin Graham told WSOC-TV Friday, one day after the beloved South African president’s death.
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"I know that he would appreciate your prayers," he added.
The world-renowned evangelist was hospitalized late last month with a respiratory congestion issue.
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His two-day hospital stay came less than two weeks after he celebrated his 95th birthday on Nov. 7.
"He got an infection right after his birthday and he just hasn't been able to get his strength back," his son told the station at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. "His vitals are good, he's just extremely weak."
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His son called his father's health "generally good for 95" in a statement following last month's hospital stay.
Throughout his later years the spirited evangelist has suffered from prostate cancer, macular degeneration and hearing loss.
He has spent his recent years largely out of the public eye while at his home in Montreat, N.C.
ngolgowski@nydailynews.com
"I'm not even sure he knows Nelson Mandela has passed away," Franklin Graham told WSOC-TV Friday, one day after the beloved South African president’s death.
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"I know that he would appreciate your prayers," he added.
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Billy Graham's son, Franklin Graham (left), told a reporter Friday that his father's health was declining and he doesn't believe the 95-year-old evangelist knows that Nelson Mandela died on Thursday.
His two-day hospital stay came less than two weeks after he celebrated his 95th birthday on Nov. 7.
"He got an infection right after his birthday and he just hasn't been able to get his strength back," his son told the station at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. "His vitals are good, he's just extremely weak."
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Franklin Graham told a television station Friday that his father's health was declining and that he knows his dad would appreciate prayers at this time.
His son called his father's health "generally good for 95" in a statement following last month's hospital stay.
Throughout his later years the spirited evangelist has suffered from prostate cancer, macular degeneration and hearing loss.
He has spent his recent years largely out of the public eye while at his home in Montreat, N.C.
ngolgowski@nydailynews.com
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