Ariel Sharon's grave illness has left Israeli political leaders grappling with what could be the end of an era.
Posted on 01/07/2006 6:52:10 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Doctors treating Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon say they will meet Sunday at Hadassah Hospital to discuss plans to reduce anesthesia so he can slowly wake up from a medically induced coma.
Sharon's condition remains critical, but hospital director Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said tests indicate his condition is stabilizing. Sharon suffered a major stroke on Wednesday.
A recent CT scan shows "slight improvement" in Sharon's brain, which required three surgeries to treat bleeding and swelling, Mor-Yosef said. He explained that the swelling that occurred on the right side of Sharon's brain has decreased. (Full story)
Doctors won't know the extent of the damage to his brain -- or his overall condition -- until the anesthesia is reduced, Mor-Yosef said.
"Before we wake him up gradually and test his reactions as he emerges from his coma, we will not be able to answer this question," he said. "We as people are optimists. But I cannot say that he is out of danger."
Medical experts have said it is unlikely Sharon would recover enough to be able to lead the country, and even the prime minister's top aide, Ra'anan Gissin, seemed pessimistic Friday.
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Ariel Sharon's grave illness has left Israeli political leaders grappling with what could be the end of an era.
BTTT
May he wakeup healthy, smarter and wiser!
A GRAVE NEAR CAIRO
Gods of the Nile, should this stout fellow here
Get out—get out! He knows not shame nor fear.
--Rudyard Kipling, "Epitaphs of the War"
He is in my prayers.
For those who are interested, you can send Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a prayer to be placed in the Western Wall (Wailing Wall).
http://www.aish.com/wallcam/Place_a_Note_in_the_Wall.asp
Type in your message, send it along and it will be printed out and placed in the Wall by a student with other prayers. It is the belief that God reads the prayers placed in the niches in the Wall.
And here is a Wall Cam link:
http://www.aish.com/wallcam/
Next few days will be crucial
BTTT
"Palestine is the wrong name for their State. It should be called Anarchy."—FReeper sgtbono2002
"Then let's wait and see what the Arabs do after they take Gaza. There's nothing like Arab reality to break up a Jewish fantasy."—FReeper Noachian
A student told his professor he was going to "Palestine" to "fight for freedom, peace and justice,"—Orwellian leftist code words that mean "murder Jews."
The Nature Of Bruce ~
The end of surrender to a weaker foe, let us hope. I hope Sharon recovers, and Israel too.
May Sharon be comforted and feel His peace at all times.
...and bulldoze the West Bank and Gaza to the ground.
Thank you so much for posting those links :)
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