Posted on 01/07/2006 10:25:14 PM PST by La Enchiladita
PITTSBURGH — The critically injured sole survivor of the West Virginia coal mine explosion showed dramatic improvement Saturday and was stable enough that he was flown back to a hospital closer to his home, doctors said.
Randal McCloy Jr. has been in a medically induced coma to allow his brain time to heal, but when the medication is eased, his eyes flicker and he bites down on his breathing tube, showing he is "awake underneath our coma," said Dr. Richard Shannon of Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
"We think that he is clinically stable," Shannon said Saturday afternoon. "He is not out of the woods yet. There are still issues. This is going to be a long recovery."
McCloy, of Simpson, W.Va., was rescued early Wednesday after being trapped in the Sago Mine near Tallmansville, W.Va., for about 42 hours. Twelve other men who were inside the mine with him died.
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Continued prayers for this young man and his family.
Thank you. Prayers for a good recovery for Mr McCloy.
Don't let Judge Greer come near to him....
This would be funny if it were not so true...
Praying for this young man and his family.
The brother-in-law commented on reports of the other miners giving their oxygen to Randal because of his young family. He said it was not unusual, as miners do these things for one another.
Right you are, Steve. This young man is fighting to live, as he has two very young children and a wife.
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