Rep. Grotberg Out of 5-Week Coma, Can Communicate
United Press International
WASHINGTON —
Rep. John E. Grotberg (R-Ill.) has emerged from a five-week coma, a complication of experimental cancer therapy, and is weakly gesturing to communicate while on a respirator, an aide said today.
“He’s still very weak,” Grotberg’s press secretary, Steve Trossman, said. The congressman, however, “is mouthing words. They can lip-read some words.”
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