Posted on 06/16/2017 2:18:12 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Doctors: Warmbier suffered "severe injuries to all areas" of his brain
Doctors treating an American who was released earlier this week by North Korea said he suffered "severe injuries to all areas" of his brain while he was in captivity.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Otto Warmbier's doctors said he is breathing on his own but does not consistently respond to verbal cues. Warmbier, who was in a coma when he was released, suffered "extensive loss of brain tissue in all regions of the brain," one of his doctors said.
Doctors Daniel Kanter, Jordan Bonomo and Brandon Foreman briefed reporters on Warmbier's condition.
The doctors would not comment on Warmbier's prognosis or his chances of fully recovering, citing his parents' wishes. They described his current condition as being in a state of "unresponsiveness wakefulness."
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I’m not arguing if or not that is possible.....pretty much anything can be “possible” regarding N.Korea. ..and everyone knows this quite well......But lets not loose the point and that is Otto and his parents were well informed of the risks of what was “possible” to happen by his son going into “Pariah” invested waters....whatever false sense of security they and their son believed ..the reality is it did not play out even remotely close to what they thought and believed.
They lost their son in N.Korea...what they brought home is a mind riddled with severe brain damage... and severe contraction of the muscles in his arms and legs.....all four limbs are paralyzed.
Truly a nightmare of overwelming shock and distress for the family and just one week out of learning of his condition........nothing will ever be the same for them....for this we all understand and pray the Lords abiding presence.
I feel bad for the ‘kid’, but honestly have to question the common sense of him and his parents. Since he was a college student, I’m assuming that they actually paid for the trip. It isn’t a place I’d send one of my kids.
It's not hard to sympathize with their plight...but one can do so understanding also the foolishness of the decisions made to enter an extreme hostile country known for severely torturing and killing it's own people.....with a full house propaganda machine of relentless hatred and blame against America and of arresting and detaining Americans for bargaining chips for over 50 years.
Why would any young man playing sports and in good physical condition fall to the ground and die from a heart attack?...who are consistently checked for any health issues and yet they die from heart attacks......
Heart attacks come often times unexpectedly for those in good shape and those not.
More than likely.........he was asked not to go there after his last visit during Obamas terms......and we do know Kim Un loves the guy. So Trump likely dangled that carrot and more.
Interesting that Rodman gave Kim Un a copy of Trumps “Art of the Deal”. If you’ve read the book you do understand how Trump operates.
There's a lot we aren't being told by the Dr.s here and the family. .....the idea is to protect the family from any further distress in an already extremely difficult and unimaginable situation.
Anything can happen in N.Korea....why anyone would even consider going there is beyond my understanding......50 years of torturing and killing their own people...and taking Americans hostages for monetary gain, along with a propaganda machine that tells their people to hate Americans.... should be plenty enough to put up blaring red lights......unfortunately people will always run lights and sirens and do their own thing regardless.
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Family released this photo of Otto throwing snowballs as the last photo received from their son......(family is understandingly using media to process through their pain and create the picture of how they want their son to be seen and viewed)
Upbringing has a lot to do with how people think and act when they grow up.
good point
Yes to both questions....and his brain is basically destroyed throughout all areas. Lack of blood to the area is sort of like turning off your car and pulling out the engine....no matter what you do to start the car it won’t go without the engine.
I’m not familiar with drugs but it has been suggested he could have taken an overdose of the sleeping pills.....could that have caused the same outcome as some have suggested?
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