Family hope Tutu will be out of hospital soon

Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu‚ who was admitted to a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday “for treatment to a persistent infection“‚ will hopefully be charged soon‚ his family say.

The illness is not believed to be related to prostate cancer‚ from which he suffered in the 1990s.

“His family hopes he will be able to return home in a day or two‚” his daughter‚ the Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu‚ said in a statement issued by the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.

Tutu and his wife Leah renewed their vows earlier this month to mark their 60th wedding anniversary at the St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town and the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto.

Yesterday‚ Tutu’s office issued a statement ahead of Nelson Mandela International Day‚ commemorated on July 18‚ to plead for tolerance in society.

“We are members of one family‚ the human family‚ God’s family – all of us‚ black‚ white‚ red‚ yellow‚ gay‚ straight‚ Christian‚ Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Jew‚ Buddhist‚ Atheist‚ wealthy‚ poor‚ Mozambican‚ Pakistani‚ Tibetan‚ Egyptian‚ American‚ Congolese‚ Fijian‚ Chinese‚ South African… All‚” the archbishop said.

“Nelson Mandela International Day focuses our attention on each other‚ and our responsibilities to live Madiba’s legacy forever through the work we all do. Imagine how much better the world would be were we all to recognise our common humanity‚ as Madiba did‚ and do something kind for someone else every day?“

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