Sharon, on Respirator, to Have Tracheotomy
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“Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will undergo a tracheotomy Sunday night to help wean him off a respirator that has been helping him breathe since he suffered a massive stroke Jan. 4, hospital officials said.”
“Sharon remained in critical but stable condition ahead of the surgery, the hospital said Sunday in a statement. In the procedure, doctors will put Sharon under general anesthesia and cut a small hole in his neck to insert a tube directly into his windpipe.”
“Outside experts said the procedure is necessary because the plastic tube currently connecting his windpipe with the respirator will start to cause him damage if it remains in for much longer.”
“Sharon’s comatose state and the fact that he is undergoing the tracheotomy do not bode well for the prime minister’s future, said Dr. Philip Stieg, chair of neurosurgery at the Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York.”
“It is becoming more probable as time passes that Sharon will either remain in a vegetative state or have low abilities to think and reason, said Stieg, who is not involved in Sharon’s care.”
“‘It suggests that the brain damage is as serious as we thought it was based on earlier reports and now its all playing out,’ Stieg said. ‘He’s not turning the corner, he’s not waking up … they’re having to do more things to keep him alive.'”
Against this report, this author must repeat this news with full text; Olmert to be Acting PM till Elections
“Attorney General Meni Mazuz on Sunday told Ehud Olmert to continue serving as acting prime minister as long as Ariel Sharon lies ill in the hospital, presumably through the March 28 elections.”
“Mazuz has decided to continue defining Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who remains in a coma after a severe stroke on January 4, as temporarily incapacitated.”
“If Mazuz were to declare Sharon permanently incapacitated, then government ministers would have to choose an acting prime minister within 100 days of Olmert’s January 4 takeover from Sharon.”
“A declaration of permanent incapacitation would be irreversible.”
“A Justice Ministry spokesman wasn’t immediately available for comment on the media reports.”
Why is Attorney General Mazuz totally ignoring the reality of the seriousness Sharon’s condition while it now seems obvious to all that he is permanently incapacitated? What ever happened to lawful succession? MB