Report says condition of Israel's Sharon slightly better
Pastor Dale Morgan
Friday April 13, 3:21 AM Reuters
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Report says condition of Israel's Sharon slightly better*
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The medical condition of comatose former Israeli
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has improved very slightly, a television
report quoted family members on Thursday as saying.
Sharon suffered a brain haemorrhage on January 4, 2006, while he was
prime minister, lost consciousness and remains comatose in a long-term
care facility near Tel Aviv. Doctors do not expect him to recover.
The report on Israel's Channel 10 news quoted Sharon's son, Omri, saying
the 78-year-old was able to respond to various questions with a slight
tightening of his hand.
"Father follows things with his eyes, he watches television, mainly
National Geographic (channel) and other nature programmes.
"He responds not only with his eyes, but with a firming of his hand ...
and not only to questions such as 'does it hurt'," Channel 10 quoted
Omri Sharon as saying.
A spokeswoman for the hospital in which Sharon is being treated declined
to comment on Sharon's condition.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who as Sharon's deputy was untried as a
national leader, took over as caretaker from the former general and then
won a general election in March 2006.