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Ajax midfielder out of coma after 2 years
Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri has woken up from coma after two years and nine months. Nouri suffered permanent brain damage during a preseason game between Ajax and Werder Bremen in 2017.
Abdelhak Nouri’s family however has given an update that the midfielder is currently being treated at home since waking up from coma.
The 22-year-old suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack during the match and he was forced into a medically induced coma in an attempt to stabilise him in hospital.
Abdelhak’s brother Abderrahim provided an update during a special edition of Dutch TV show “De Wereld Draait Door” that the Ajax midfielder has returned home and he’s partially able to communicate with others, watch TV and also express his emotion.
“He has not been home very long, we take care of him there now,” Abderrahim said. “I must say that since he is at home it is going much better than before in the hospital.
“He is aware of where he is, he is back in a familiar environment with his family. He’s no longer in a coma. He’s just awake.
“He sleeps, he sneezes, he eats, he burps, but it’s not like he gets out of bed. He’s very bedridden and still very dependent on us.
“On his good days, there is a form of communication, for example, confirmation with his eyebrows or a smile. But you notice that he can’t last that very long.
“We talk to him like he’s not sick. We take him into our conversations and we watch football with him in the living room, for example.
“Then he watches. You notice that he likes that very much. He often shows emotions. Sometimes he is emotional, but often there is also a smile.
“That does us good. That makes you really appreciate a smile.”
