Posted on 02/21/2005 3:33:56 PM PST by Theodore R.
Secretary McKeithen Has Regained Some Feeling Feb 21, 2005, 04:26 PM CST Email to a Friend Printer Friendly Version
People across the state have been praying for Secretary of State Fox McKeithen after 9 News brok the story that he was paralyzed after a fall at his home. At a news conference held in front of the State Archives building Monday afternoon, McKeithen's daughter, Marjorie McKeithen, announced that Secretary McKeithen has had some movement and feeling return to his upper body. He had surgery to stabilize his neck and doctors say it was successful.
The circumstances surrounding McKeithen's injurious fall still remain a mystery. According to his daughter, McKeithen suffered some abrasions on his forehead and on the top of his head, possibly indicating that the Secretary of State struck his head on the brick wall outside his back door where he was found. Marjorie also said that Secretary McKeithen has also been asking from his hospital bed what happened to him. She says it may be a while before a true accounting of last Thursday's events will be known.
Watch for more on this developing story tonight on 9 News at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Fox is a nice guy and you should all wish him well.
The fact that he has some feeling is very good news, I would think.
Thanks for posting an update.
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050222/NEWS01/502220346/1002
Here is an update from the Monroe News Star.
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