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muriel_volestrangler

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Sat Apr 6, 2013, 09:08 AM Apr 2013

Nelson Mandela discharged from South Africa hospital

Source: BBC

Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after treatment for pneumonia, South Africa's government has said.

It said there had been "a sustained and gradual improvement in his condition".

The 94-year-old was admitted on 27 March for a recurring lung infection and had fluid drained at the undisclosed hospital.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22052593



Well, there's some good news.
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Nelson Mandela discharged from South Africa hospital (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 OP
That is great news! nt. polly7 Apr 2013 #1
Or, he's just run out of insurance. n/t Ian David Apr 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 Apr 2013 #3

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