Nearly four years after contracting Covid-19 in 2020, actor Al Pacino reveals harrowing details of his near-death experience ahead of his book Sonny Child, a moment to tell From his childhood in the South Bronx to his time in America Godfather and beyond.
In a recent episode New York Times podcast ReportThe 84-year-old man explained that he experienced severe dehydration when he first caught the virus, and as a result, a nurse was called to his home. That's when the situation got worse.
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“So I found someone who could get me a nurse to give me fluids. I was sitting in my house and I was gone. Like this. I had no pulse. They were there in a few minutes; the ambulance arrived. In front of my house,” he said. “There were about six paramedics and two doctors in that living room, and they were wearing clothes that looked like they came from outer space.”
Raised as a Catholic, Godfather The actor stated that he never thought about what death might look like and said, “I didn't see any white light.”
However, as he reflected on his experience, he became somewhat philosophical. “As Hamlet said, 'To be or not to be'; 'The undiscovered land from which no traveler returns.' And he says two words: 'no more.' It was no longer there. You are gone “I've never thought about that in my life.”
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