According to the newspaper La Diaria, he previously signed a document refusing medical intervention, "even if his life is in danger," but he later accepted intravenous feeding. 
Kulingana na gazeti la La Diaria, hapo nyuma alisaini nyaraka akikataa kuingiliwa kati na huduma za kitabibu "hata kama maisha yake yatakuwa hatarini" lakini baadaye alikubali kulishwa kwa njia ya mishipa.