News reports now stating that Adonis, according to his girlfriend, is awake: "Despite recent reports being leaked to media, I wanted to clarify that Adonis is awake. He is healing from his injury in the private company of his family and his dedicated medical team. Adonis is a world champion in the ring and is exhibiting that same grit, strength and determination in his recovery. Adonis and our family are so thankful to you all for your love and support and respectfully ask to continue to grant Adonis and our family privacy as he heals from this accident. With the holidays here, Adonis is spending time enjoying music and spending time with Adonia and his family and sends his love and appreciation to you all...." Simone https://twitter.com/naaudet_TVA https://www.tvasports.ca/ https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/46662255 https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/20...oma-selon-sa-conjointe-simone-god_a_23625494/
I clicked on this thread to get an update on Stevenson's condition. Anyone able to provide a summary of his latest? Wishing him all the best and for a good recovery.
"The health of the former light heavyweight world champion, Canadian Adonis Stevenson, has improved. This was reported by Stevenson’s brother Pierre in an interview to La Presse. On December 1, Adonis Stevenson lost to Oleksandr Gvozdyk in the light heavyweight title fight. Gvozdyk knocked out Stevenson, after which he fell into a coma. According to Stevenson’s brother, the boxer is conscious and may have limited contact with others. He no longer needs artificial ventilation of the lungs, can lift the upper part of the body, as well as raise his arms and legs. The family hopes that the boxer will soon be transferred to a hospital in Montreal." Source: https://ringside24.com/en/31015-stevenson-may-lift-arms-and-legs
Stevenson update (google translation): Things are getting better," says his older brother Pierre. He is in the waking stage and we have started to have more interactions. We can have a look with him. There is a contact. He no longer needs a mask to breathe. He does new things every day. He can sit down. He raises his arms and legs. We should be able to transfer him to a Montreal hospital soon. It will be easier for us.Hope settles. My mother wanted to do this dinner with the family. It puts a little balm on the situation. " ....................... Before returning to Montreal for New Year's Eve, the mother explained to Adonis Stevenson that she was going to organize the dinner for the family, then return to Quebec the next day to spend Christmas with him. She wanted to reunite the clan in these difficult times. "It's a big void today because he's still here, whether it's Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter or Good Friday, but his kids are here today and they're filling a little bit of empty, confides Claudette Adonis. He did not answer me when I spoke to him before leaving, but he did something. " "He seems to recognize us, adds Pierre, although I can not say 100%. We do not know what's going on in his head. It is sometimes said that after a shock like this, we are no longer the same.But compared to the beginning, it's day and night. He has gone from a critical state to a healing process, if we can call it that. Only time will tell how he can recover. The doctor reminded us of the case of a patient who had to be severely handicapped and who works normally today. It all depends on the individual. What's good about my brother is that he's an athlete. Recovery is easier. But we can not go faster than time. " .............................. Before he left for Quebec, she asked him the same question, the one she throws before each of her son's fights. "I told him," When are you going to stop this, you're playing with fire. " I told him, "You're 41, you have five children, you have to think a little bit." He replied, "In two or three years." Even if I go to see his fights, my heart does not support him. ................................
It is tragic. I do hope he can keep recovering. It is possible at this point to keep recovering with rehab for a long time. My friend Jack had a pretty bad stroke some time ago, and he kept improving for some time. there is a point when the improvement slows down, but there is always some improvement even after years. So let's hope he keeps improving and that he can get to a functional level where he can enjoy life and be happy.
Is it tragic when a terrible thing you've done to others happens to you? I think the word you are looking for is ironic.