By LUCY (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 11:34 am:

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN UPDATE ON LUTHER'S CONDITION???????

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 11:39 am:

LUCY: LAST WORD I'VE HEARD IS THAT LUTHER HAS STILL...UNFORTUNATLY...NOT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS...BUT HAD A SUCSESSFUL TRACHEOSTOMY...WHICH HAS ALLOWED HIM TO BREATHE ON HIS OWN!!!...HIS FAMILY HAS PUBLICLY EXPRESSED HOPE THAT HE WILL RECOVER...ALTHOUGH...FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM A MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE...THE LONGER ONE REMAINS IN A COMA FROM THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT...THE MORE DOUBIOUS THE PROGNOSIS!!!...STUBASS

By rockfan (65.238.154.60) on Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 01:02 pm:

That's correct, from the medical standpoint. The longer one remains in a coma.....the poorer the progress/recovery. Sadly, it sounds like Luther was alone for a rather long period of time after the stroke and he probably continued to have intra-cranial bleeding before any intervention took place. Not good, either. If he could have been rushed to a medical center at the time it happened, chances may have been much better. I understand he is still on a ventilator, which is proably the case, as he's still in a coma. There's contant battles keeping all systems "go". Pneumonia is always looming, as well or organ failure (kidney's, etc.) With him remaining in a coma, there's no way to really access his neurological status. I used to work in neuo-surg (RN), so am familiar with this situation. Let's keep the prayers coming. Miracles do happen, you know.

By medusa9e (66.73.9.93) on Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 05:25 pm:

..I heard he was extubated (the breathing tube was removed from his lungs)and he's breathing on his own, but still unconcious...

By Lucy (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 10:15 pm:

Thank You for the info.I am also in the medical field,and you are absolutely right in saying that the longer he remains in a coma...things aren't good.I also agree rockfan,that he was alone for too long before treatment had begun.Time is crucial in this type of situation.

LET US KEEP PRAYING.