OT (soccer)- Fabrice Muamba talking, moving limbs

Submitted by swan flu on

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2012/03/19/2978204/friend-reveals-muamba-has-started-speaking-minimal-words

 

Fabrice Muamba, 23 year old midfielder for Bolton Wanderers suffered a cardiac arrest this past saturday.  It took 2 hours of resuscitation for his heart to begin beating on his own.

 

According to a friend of his, he has began speaking and moving his limbs.  While he is still listed in critical condition, my doctor friend thinks that if he is talking he is most likely out of the woods and should survive.

 

Scary stuff.  He grew up in and escaped the deadliest civil war since World War II (Zaire).  Hope he makes a full recovery, though I doubt he will play soccer ever again.

methylene blue

March 19th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^

I was watching this live when it happened.  Probably the scariest sporting moment I've seen.  It sounds like he's making good progress.  Let's hope that continues.

BlueinLansing

March 19th, 2012 at 10:31 PM ^

on his heart by medical staff.  Wow, that's impressive.

 

Was watching a recording of this game yesterday and had no idea what had happened, it was very surreal.  Hope he continues to improve.

MDubs

March 20th, 2012 at 3:31 PM ^

Yeah, I had no idea they could even get a heart going again after that long.  I'm guessing it wasn't all manual CPR of course but still. 

Hope he makes as a full a recovery as possible.  Scary stuff.