A Saudi royal who has been in a coma for the previous 14 years moved his head for the primary time, in accordance with a video.
The Khaleej Instances reported that Princess Rima bint Talal, daughter of Saudi billionaire and famous Twitter investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, posted a clip of her cousin, Prince Waleed bin Khaled, shifting his head.
Rima mentioned he was “shaking his head” backward and forward, in accordance with a translation of an announcement she made on Twitter on Might 25.
It was the primary motion they’d seen in about 14 years, the report mentioned.
The prince slipped right into a coma following a automotive accident in 2005.
In keeping with The Royal Boards, elaborating on his situation, “Prince Al Waleed, who is the eldest son of Prince Khalid, suffered traumatic injury following a traffic accident, causing him to be in a coma for a decade. His mother is Princess Jazzi, the daughter of the late King Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.”
He’s recognized within the Arab media world because the “Sleeping Prince,” referring to his comatose state.
“Since the tragic accident, he has been lying in hospital under the help of life support machines surrounded by the love and care of his family. Although doctors said the young Prince is suffering from a rare medical condition of brain death, his parents have refused to stop the life support machines. They are hoping and praying for their beloved son to recover soon,” the web site says.
In late 2018, the prince’s father, Prince Khaled bin Talal, was freed by the Saudi authorities after being detained for months. After being launched, he visited his comatose son, photographs of which have been shared by Reem, in accordance to the BBC in a report on the time.
Different particulars concerning the coma aren’t clear.
Hope?
Final month, it was reported {that a} girl from the United Arab Emirates wakened from a 27-year-long coma.
Munira Abdulla was concerned in a automotive crash in 1991 whereas driving her son dwelling from faculty within the United Arab Emirates.
She had suffered a critical mind harm, whereas her son escaped largely unscathed, NBC Information reported.
The girl was handled within the U.A.E., the UK, and Germany. Nonetheless, medical doctors by no means believed she would get up.
Abdulla lastly emerged from her coma in June of final yr, and her household went public with the story in April of this yr.
“I just never, ever gave up hope. The only thing you have is hope,” her son advised The Solar in Might 2019. “I slept by my mother’s side every night in hospital dreaming that she would wake up. She is my mother and, like most people, you would do anything and everything you can for her.”
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