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“He appears to be awakening from his coma.”
Bill Case
“She's not in a coma or a vegetative state; she is responsive, cooperative and alert, and she is doing quite well,”
David Patterson
“It sounds like this was a massive bleed, it sounds like he progressed rapidly to coma within the first couple of hours and I think the move to operate indicates that they were doing everything that they felt they could. It also indicates a certain measure of desperation.”
Dr Stephan Mayer
“A coma is not an absolute all-or-nothing state. There are various stages. His coma may be lightening a bit. It's not a dramatic breakthrough.”
Dr. Anthony Rudd
“It's very worrisome that he hasn't woken from his coma.”
Dr. Gal Ifergan
“Reducing that requirement helps save the brain cells which can be revived later when the coma is withdrawn.”
Dr. Gaylan Rockswold
“We consider him probably best described as in a light coma.”
Dr. Julian Bailes
“The coma at the moment is medically induced. When the medications are weaned or reduced, Mr. McCloy does move; Mr. McCloy does bite down on his tube; Mr. McCloy does appear to flicker his eyelids. All those things are true. I don't want to let anyone think that is some clear indication whatsoever of the nature of the extent of his recovery or injury.”
Dr. Richard Shannon
“They wondered was I going to survive? Was I going to come out of the coma? In what state was I going to come out of the coma?”
Trisha Meili
“I never actually knew anyone in a coma, ... Well, on 'The Valley' (her favorite show-within-a-show teen soap) there's someone in a coma like every week, but I think they only do that so when the person wakes up, another actress can play the part.”
Rachel Bilson
