LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) – Bolton Wanderers midfielder
Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing at
Tottenham Hotspur last month, is continuing to make steady
progress, the club said on the player’s 24th birthday.
A joint statement issued on Friday by Bolton, Bart’s
Hospital and the NHS (National Health Service) Trust was
encouraging about Muamba’s recovery following the incident at
White Hart Lane on March 17 when his heart stopped beating on
its own for 78 minutes.
“Fabrice Muamba continues to make strong and steady
improvements and remains in the intensive care unit of the
London Chest Hospital,” the statement said.
On Thursday, Bolton manager Owen Coyle said Muamba had been
allowed out of bed and had walked down a corridor in the
hospital.
He’s taking steps, talking and has that big smile we love to
see. He is progressing the right way,” said Coyle.
Muamba’s family posted a picture of him on Twitter taken is
his hospital room last week and he has received thousands of
get-well messages from players, officials and supporters.
(Reporting by Mike Collett; Ediitng by Alison Wildey)
