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Vicente Fernández remains in a critical state of health.
Vicente Fernández’s state of health has caused a great deal of concern in recent hours as a result of a spectacular fall he suffered a few days ago and caused spinal cord trauma to his cervical spine.
The singer underwent emergency surgery at a Guadalajara health center in Mexico and is undergoing ventilatory care in an Intensive Care Unit, medical staff said in an official press release.
“The current state of Don Vicente Fernández is certainly serious but stable, as is the sequence of the trauma from the fall itself that generated a spinal cord injury at the level of the cervical spine,” the statement said. of press that was posted on the social networks of the prominent singer.
Here’s what we know:
Vicente Fernandez suffered a fall in his family residence
Vicente Fernandez suffered a spectacular fall last Friday, August 6 in one of the rooms of his luxurious ranch “Los Tres Potrillos” in the town of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga in the state of Jalisco in Mexico, according to information reviewed by Dallas News.
Vicente Fernández Jr., one of the Mexican singer’s three biological children, revealed that his father suffered a severe injury in the vertical spine area after being hit with a buron.
Fernández Jr. in the afternoon of last Monday, August 9, he confirmed that his father had undergone emergency surgery and remained in intensive care on the recommendation of medical personnel.
“We are worried about the whole family, not just my mother. She continues in intensive care until she goes to the floor and she will go to the floor until the doctors say,” Vicente Fernández’s son said in an interview with the Mexican media.
Is Vicente Fernández alive or dead?
On social media he walks around rumors that Vicente Fernández had died. Something that is not true, says Vicente Fernandez Jr.
Vicente Fernández’s general medical staff issued a press release in the afternoon of Wednesday 11 August to announce that the singer remains in a critical but stable state of health.
“With the permission of the Fernández Family, the treating medical team is aware that the current state of health of Mr. Vicente Fernández remains serious, but stable in relation to his vital signs,” the press release said in a statement. the Instagram platform.
The statement also mentioned that the singer will continue to receive ventilatory assistance: “He continues to depend on ventilatory support for his poor breathing effort. As for his brain functions, these are intact. We expect recovery of mobilization gradually.”
“Since his immediate post-surgery with early physical and pulmonary rehabilitation, he remains with minimal sedation and at the moment, his systems without alterations,” said the press release of Fernández’s medical staff.
“El Charro de Huentitán” has only undergone surgery on one occasion due to the recent injury he suffered on his ranch in Mexico
Vicente Fernández Jr. denied that singer Vicente Fernandez has undergone more than one surgery due to the injury he recently suffered in his vertical spine.
“He’s not operated on anywhere other than the cervical. So far no other surgery has been said,” Fernandez Jr. admitted. in an interview with Dallas News.
In the reference to his father’s state of health after the operation he underwent, Vicente Fernández Jr. he mentioned: “My father is responding very well, we are happy. It is a delicate issue because it was a delicate operation, it was a damage to the cervicals.”
Vicente Fernández’s relatives will not move the singer to the United States
The Los Angeles Times has announced that Vicente Fernández’s relatives have stated that they will not move the singer to the city of Houston in Texas for the time being so that he can receive better medical care, as had been speculated earlier.
Vicente Fernández Jr. to declare to the said media that he expects his father to have a favorable evolution in his state of health, so that they do not consider it necessary that he should be transferred to the present in the United States.
Fernández Jr. pointed out that all decisions regarding the state of health of the “Idol of Mexico” are being made by his mother, Mrs. Cuquita Abarca, in close communication with the general medical staff.
Vicente Fernández’s relatives have spoken out on digital platforms
The children and grandchildren of Don Vicente Fernández have spoken out through the Instagram platform to provide encouraging messages amid the critical state of health of the Mexican singer.
“We love you dad, you’re everyone’s strength,” said Camila Fernandez, the granddaughter of the rancher.
“You’re a warrior, Dad. I love you,” said Alejandro Fernandez Jr., grandson of Charro de Huentitán.
“I love you, bread,” said singer Alejandro Fernandez, who was on vacation in Europe and returned to Mexico in an emergency to accompany his family in the difficult time they live.
Don Chente suffered health problems in early July
Vicente Fernández was taken to a hospital in Guadalajara in early July after suffering a urinary tract infection. Amid the concern of his thousands of fans, the singer announced that he had been discharged and was in good health.
“Dear friends, I want to tell you to stop worrying, it was a urinary tract infection and I am already fine. Thanks to all the friends in the press who have always treated me very well. God bless you,” he mentioned. Fernandez in a video on his official Instagram account.
