ldren's and family counselingprograms, orphanages, and schools.B. Mother Teresa's HealthMother Teresa's health was deteriorating, part from her age, part fromthe conditions where she was living, and part of it was from her tripsall over the world, opening new houses and raising money for the poor.In 1985, she suffered from a heart attack while in Rome visiting PopeJohn Paul II. In 1989, she suffered another almost fatal heart attackand had a pacemaker implanted. In 1991, she suffers pneumonia inTijuana, Mexico which leads to heart failure. In 1996, Mother Teresasuffers malaria, chest infection and undergoes heart surgery. On March13th 1997, Sister Nirmala is selected as Mother Teresa's successor.Finally on September 5th 1997, The world learns that Mother Teresa"Angel of Mercy" had died at the age of 87.C. The World MournsQueens and First Ladies, Presidents and Prime Ministers, former Headsof State, Ministers and envoys from over 23 countries, gatheredtogether on September 13, 1997 to pay their final respects to MotherTeresa, the Albanian nun who in 1996 topped the Gallup Poll as the mostadmired women in the world that devoted her life serving the poorest ofthe poor and urged the world not to forget of those in need.They all represented different countries, they all had different viewson divorce, abortion, religion, and they were all touched by thedevotion of Mother Teresa who like President Clinton said, "has servedthe poor, the suffering and the dying, and in so doing she served as aninspiration and a challenge to all the rest of us"Among most notable dignitaries were Hillary Clinton, representing theUS, Bernadette Chirac for France, Italy's Prime Minister, Oscar LuigiScalfaro, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Peter Jennings, Albania'sPresident Rexhep Mejdani, Ghana's President Jerry Rawlings, the Duchessof Kent represented the British Monarchy, Queen Noor of Jordan, QueenSofia of Spain, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium.The funeral was held...
