Fabrice Muamba walking as cardiac arrest recovery continues
Fabrice Muamba has walked for the
first time since suffering a cardiac arrest as his condition continues to
improve.
"He's taking steps, talking and has that big smile we love to see. He is
progressing the right way," said Owen Coyle, the player's manager at Bolton.
Former England Under-21 international Muamba was technically "dead" for 78
minutes after collapsing in Wanderers' FA Cup tie at Tottenham last month.
Muamba, who turns 24 on Friday, remains in intensive
care at a London hospital.
"He has done some short periods of walking down the corridor he is in as part
of the unit, staying in intensive care," added Coyle.
The midfielder collapsed on the White
Hart Lane pitch during the quarter-final match on 17 March and was given 15
defibrillator shocks before he reached hospital.
Muamba, whose family posted the first public
picture of him on Twitter from his hospital room last week, has received
thousands of get-well messages from players, officials and supporters across the
world.
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside and club doctor Jonathan Tobin have visited the
player at the London Chest Hospital this week.
Coyle said: "A couple of players have been sending him messages and we are
keeping in touch. It has been great to see that smile and he continues to get
better.
"We have to stress that he still has a long way to go, but the improvement
has been remarkable and long may that continue."
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