SAN ANTONIO (AP) Welterweight boxer Oscar Diaz has awakened from a coma, two months after he was seriously injured during a bout in his native San Antonio. The 25-year-old Diaz was awake and breathing on his own. He has been upgraded from critical to stable condition, and doctors at University Hospital are cautiously optimistic about his recovery. "It's very exciting to see Oscar open his eyes," said Diaz's mother, Theresa. "He's a fighter, and I believe he will get better." Diaz was unable to leave his corner for the 11th round of his fight with Delvin Rodriguez, eventually collapsing in the ring. The severe brain injuries put him in a coma after emergency surgery to relieve swelling in his brain, but doctors have expected him to survive the injuries since shortly after they occurred.
So it was medicly induced then. That's good to hear for sure. That makes me wonder though, I wonder what his insurance company thinks about this. Will this all be covered? He's obviously never goign to fight again, what will he do to pay down his medical bills? That's obviosuly going to be tough for him, it's too bad.
All the reports I have seen, including this one, say that the injuries caused the coma. I haven't read anytwhere that it was medically induced.
The coma was caused by injuries. The patients are kept sedated and paralized for sometime to avoid further injuries and seizures. Do not even think about boxing. He will be very lucky if he ever walks or talks again. It's too hard to explain this kind of injuries here.
