Agian talks, smiles again<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
Agian Isna Naili, 33, greeted her visitors and chatted with
\nMinister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Thursday, while lying
\non her bed at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) where
\nshe had been in a coma for the past five months.<\/p>\n
\"Don't ask about my husband. I resent him,\" she said. The
\nhusband was nowhere to be seen around the hospital.<\/p>\n
The mother of two made headlines several months ago after her
\nhusband, Hasan Kesuma, persistently sought legal approval for
\ndoctors to euthanize her because he thought she would never
\nrecover. He also could no longer afford the hospital bills.<\/p>\n
Hasan Kesuma had also considered suing the hospital for
\nalleged negligence in Agian's treatment.<\/p>\n
The Central Jakarta District Court, however, rejected the
\nmotion.<\/p>\n
The health ministry and the hospital exempted Agian from the
\nhospital bills.<\/p>\n
Agian was in a coma since giving birth to her second child
\nthrough surgery at the Bogor Islamic Hospital in June when she
\nfell into a coma. She was treated at several other hospitals
\nbefore being admitted to RSCM on Aug. 27.<\/p>\n
Neurologist Yusuf Misbach, head of the Suparjo Rustam special
\nward where Agian was being treated, said on Thursday that the
\npatient's condition had improved over the last two months.<\/p>\n
He said the doctors expected her to recover, although not
\ntotally, underlining that Agian was never in a deep coma as Hasan
\nhad claimed.<\/p>\n
The doctors said that all of her internal organs except for
\nher brain functioned, which only made it difficult for her to
\nmove her muscles and, therefore, was often deemed to be in a
\ncoma.<\/p>\n
Yusuf, also the head of the eight-strong team of doctors
\ntreating Agian, added that the hospital was ready to discharge
\nher to get home care, but she has refused.<\/p>",
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