Rivlin cuts short visit in Canada due to deterioration in wife's health
Nechama Rivlin is currently being treated at the Rabin Medical Center where she is sedated and on a respirator.
President Rivlin and his wife Nechama greet Israelis in his Jerusalem Sukka.(photo credit: Mark Neiman/GPO)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPresident Reuven Rivlin will leave Canada on Tuesday, cutting short his planned state visit due to his wife’s failing health, the spokesperson of the President’s Residence said. He is expected to land in Israel Wednesday morning.Nechama Rivlin is currently being treated at the Rabin Medical Center where she is sedated and on a respirator."Nechama underwent a complicated lung transplant operation because of her medical condition. Since then, she has been undergoing a long and complex process of recovery," The statement read.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a get-well message on Twitter to the Israeli First Lady wishing her "a complete recovery together with all the citizens of the State of Israel."
מאחל רפואה שלמה יחד עם כל אזרחי ישראל לרעיית הנשיא נחמה ריבלין— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) April 2, 2019
Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein called for public prayers on Rivlin's behalf adding a quote from the Bible.
נישא כולנו תפילה הערב לרפואתה השלמה של רעיית נשיא המדינה נחמה ריבלין. "אֵל נָא רְפָא נָא לָהּ"!— Yuli Edelstein (@YuliEdelstein) April 2, 2019