Fabrice Muamba utters his first words

Fabrice Muamba asked about his son in his first words since waking from a coma, it was reported today.

The Bolton star turned to his fiance Shauna Magunda, recognised her, and said: 'Where's Josh?', a friend reportedly told the Daily Mirror.

His delighted fiance then tweeted: 'All your prayers are working people thank u so so much. To God be the glory.'

last night Muamba's club confirmed he can breathe independently, recognise family members and respond to questions.

The statement came as a friend also claimed the Premier League player had spoken again.

Curtis Codrington said he had been visiting Muamba in intensive care and told reporters his friend had spoken ‘minimal words in English and French, which is better than nothing’.

Doctors at the London Chest Hospital meanwhile said that although the ‘small signs of improvement’ were welcome, they were acutely aware of the risks of being over-optimistic.

They said his heart was beating without medication and he was also moving his arms and his legs.

But at this stage it was hard to tell if the movements were triggered by an ‘irritable brain’ that has been irrevocably damaged or, hopefully, in response to carefully applied stimuli. Cardiologists say the long-term outlook would remain unclear for some time.

A joint statement from the club and Barts and The London NHS Trust said: 'Fabrice Muamba remains in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital. He is continuing to show signs of improvement this evening.

'He is currently able to breathe independently without the aid of a ventilator. He has also been able to recognise family members and respond to questions appropriately.

'These are all positive signs of progress. However, his condition remains serious and our medical staff in intensive care will continue to monitor and treat him.'



God is in control': Shauna Magunda, right, Fabrice Muamba's fiancee urged her Twitter followers to keep the Bolton player in their prayers as he fights for life
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The footballer suffered a heart attack on the pitch during his team's FA Cup quarter-final with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

He was put in an artificially induced coma and his fiancee is keeping a 24-hour bedside vigil.

Doctors battled for two hours to get Muamba's heart pumping again.

His heart is believed to have stopped altogether for seven minutes, sparking fears that he could have suffered brain damage because of a lack of oxygen.

The footballer's life may have been saved by a consultant cardiologist who was at the FA Cup quarter-final.

Tottenham fan Dr Andrew Deaner, who works at the London Chest Hospital, went onto the pitch and helped treat the player before he was rushed to hospital.


source : daily mail