Posted on 06/17/2017 2:28:11 PM PDT by abb
Jun 17, 2017 - 2:56 pm cdt
WASHINGTON — Three days after he was shot in the hip by a high-velocity rifle, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise has regained consciousness and is able to talk softly, having spoken with his wife Saturday morning, according to two sources close to the congressman's family.
Medical staff also have removed a tube that had been inserted into Scalise's abdomen to prevent fluid from going into his lungs while he was sedated, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the congressman's medical status.
Scalise's staff did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Saturday. A spokesperson for MedStar Washington Hospital Center also could not be reached.
The update comes just one day after a doctor told reporters here that Scalise is not only expected to walk again but "hopefully run" some time after he is released from the hospital.
Dr. Jack Sava, the director of trauma at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said Scalise's prognosis had improved considerably over the past few days, adding the congressman had faced an "imminent risk of death" after he was shot Wednesday in Alexandria, Va.
"I feel a lot more confident and a lot more optimistic than I did two or three days ago," Sava said. The doctor added, however, that Scalise will certainly be in the hospital for a considerable period of time, presumably weeks."
Scalise was among four people shot by a lone gunman who opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers practicing baseball at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded in the attack; they were credited with averting a massacre. The gunman, James T. Hodgkinson, was fatally shot by police.
Scalise had been awake immediately after the shooting, Sava said, but had gone into shock by the time he arrived at the hospital. He's been sedated since then, the doctor added, "but we've been able to turn that sedation down enough for him to respond to his family members, and he clearly knows that they're there and appreciates their presence."
Another victim of the shooting, Matt Mika, has undergone an additional surgery and shown "positive results," according to a statement released by his family. Mika, a lobbyist for Tyson Foods and former congressional aide, is expected to remain in intensive care at George Washington University Hospital through the weekend.
"While we know there will be difficult and challenging days ahead for Matt and our family, the phsycians and specialists at Matt's side expect a full recovery," the statement said.
Praise God!
Such a miracle that nobody was killed by this madman driven to this by a lie by the mocking bird anti american media.
What a total waste of your a life, you were likely a decent person but just easily tricked. Parents teach your children to think for themselves if nothing else.
And I hate to say it, but now would be a great time for a class action law suite against, all of the MSM for attempted murder.
ABC
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
CNN
FOX-to a lessor extent
NYT
and most of all the WASHINGTON POST!
I heard earlier that his family had asked that the public be provided periodic updates - this is vanilla enough it may be part of it.
If it was Obama’s Navy, a ship would be named after the shooter. I hope a ship will be named for Steve Scalise.
We are...
We are...
I bet Soros had something to do with it. I believe he is involved with it.
I believe if I disappeared for a day without Mrs Deplorable knowing where I am, she’d be calling my cell phone and calling the police and calling my friends. The shooter’s wife didn’t see where he was? Really? My BSmeter is pinging...She knows...
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