Mandela 'in a vegetative state and family advised to switch off life support'
Published: 2013 July 04 22:54:24 (5267 Views)
Nelson Mandela is apparently now in a "permanent vegetative state" and doctors have advised his family to switch his life support machine off.
They have told the family there is no chance the anti-apartheid icon will recover.
The news was disclosed in court documents lodged in the explosive grave-tampering row involving his grandson Mandla.
In the papers, which were filed on June 26th, the legal affidavit read: "He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine.
"The Mandela family have been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off."
The development shows just how deep the split is within the family.
Some relatives have claimed he has been opening his eyes and telling his ex-wife Winnie to "sit down".
Last week Winnie even said: "I'm not a doctor but I can say that from what he was a few days ago, there's great improvement."
But this is now clearly at odds with medical advice which shows he is not going to pull through.
His wife Graca was remaining positive, saying his condition had not changed and while he was sometimes "uncomfortable" "he has never been in pain".
In her first public comments she paid tribute to well-wishers. She said: "Thank you, thank you, thank you.
"The outpouring and humbling demonstrations of love, of care, of support, of hope are taken into our hearts every single day. We thank you very deeply."
"Now we are about 25 days we have been in hospital, Even lying in hospital he has given us yet another gift: for all of us to be united".
President Jacob Zuma has constantly said Mandela was "critical but stable" without revealing the full extent of his condition.
- Mirror
They have told the family there is no chance the anti-apartheid icon will recover.
The news was disclosed in court documents lodged in the explosive grave-tampering row involving his grandson Mandla.
In the papers, which were filed on June 26th, the legal affidavit read: "He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine.
"The Mandela family have been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off."
The development shows just how deep the split is within the family.
Some relatives have claimed he has been opening his eyes and telling his ex-wife Winnie to "sit down".
Last week Winnie even said: "I'm not a doctor but I can say that from what he was a few days ago, there's great improvement."
But this is now clearly at odds with medical advice which shows he is not going to pull through.
His wife Graca was remaining positive, saying his condition had not changed and while he was sometimes "uncomfortable" "he has never been in pain".
In her first public comments she paid tribute to well-wishers. She said: "Thank you, thank you, thank you.
"The outpouring and humbling demonstrations of love, of care, of support, of hope are taken into our hearts every single day. We thank you very deeply."
"Now we are about 25 days we have been in hospital, Even lying in hospital he has given us yet another gift: for all of us to be united".
President Jacob Zuma has constantly said Mandela was "critical but stable" without revealing the full extent of his condition.
- Mirror
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