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  • Robin Gibb Pulls Out Of Coma, Doctor Praises Him On Facebook

    Robin Gibb Pulls Out Of Coma, Doctor Praises Him On Facebook

    Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who has been in a coma in recent weeks after battling cancer and pneumonia, is now awake and able to speak.

    The 62-year old has been fighting advanced colorectal and liver cancer for the past several months and saw his health go into rapid decline after rounds of chemotherapy affected his immune system. The coma had doctors and family preparing for the worst, but despite being extremely weak and malnourished, Gibb is showing signs of improvement–something his doctors consider to be a wonder.

    Dr. Thillainayagam, who has been overseeing Gibb’s treatment and progress, released a statement regarding his almost miraculous recovery, saying:

    “Robin is fully conscious, lucid and able to speak to his loved ones. He is breathing on his own, with an oxygen mask. He is on intravenous feeding and antibiotics. He is of course, exhausted, extremely weak and malnourished. Our immediate goals are to ensure that Robin’s swallowing mechanism is safe enough to allow him to eat and drink, and that he recovers enough strength to breathe effectively, without needing high levels of oxygen by mask. When this happens, we will be able to begin the process of nutritional and physical rehabilitation and may be able to move him from the intensive care unit to the ward.
    The road ahead for Robin remains uncertain but it is a privilege to look after such an extraordinary human being”.

    While the trip back to strength will be a long and arduous one, the outlook for Gibb isn’t quite so bleak, and for that, his friends and family are thankful.

  • Robin Gibb Coma: Bee Gees Singer May Not Have Long To Live

    Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who has battled colon and liver cancer over the past several months, is now in a coma, and his serious condition has doctors preparing his friends and family for the worst.

    The 62-year old contracted pneumonia recently and is being cared for in a private hospital in Chelsea, where friends and family are at his side. The illness has generated a lung infection, which has those closest to him worried. His son, R.J. Gibb, issued a statement about his condition.

    “As a lot of people who’ve had family members or friends who have been through a cancer bout know, there are a lot of periphery problems afterwards that you have to deal with. He will have to keep scrutiny on this for his entire life and, God willing and we’re all praying for him, he comes through and makes a speedy recovery.”

    Gibb announced in February that his health was on the rise and was hopeful that the cancer had gone into remission; he’s been working with his son R.J. for months on a new symphonic piece for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster entitled The Titanic Requiem and had planned to see it’s premiere recently, but illness forced him to miss it.

    “The one place he really wanted to be in two and a half years he couldn’t be and it was heartbreaking,” R.J. said.

    Actor and friend Leslie Phillips said, “It saddens me deeply — poor Robin has taken a serious turn for the worse. I feel very sad if it is true that he has only days to live,”

    The Bee Gees were hugely popular in the ’70s with disco hits like “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive”. Those in the younger generation might know of Robin Gibb through Saturday Night Live, where former cast member Jimmy Fallon and guest Justin Timberlake did several sketches based on Gibb and his brother Barry called “The Barry Gibb Talk Show”. Barry reportedly loved the skits and has expressed a desire to be included in future episodes.