Agian wakes up from coma

Agian wakes up from coma

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

A woman, whose husband persistently sought legal approval for
doctors to euthanize her, is finally able to speak coherently.

Agian Isna Naili, 33, greeted her visitors and chatted with
Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Thursday, while lying
on her bed at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM).
She had been recovering from a coma for the past five months.

"Don't ask about my husband," she said, as quoted by
tempointeraktif. Her husband, Hasan Kesuma -- who had claimed he
could no longer afford to pay her medical bills -- was nowhere to
be seen.

Hasan had also considered suing the hospital for alleged
negligence in Agian's treatment. The Central Jakarta District
Court, however, rejected the motion and now the health ministry
and the hospital have exempted Agian from paying her hospital
bills.

Agian fell into a coma shortly after giving birth to her
second child through surgery at the Bogor Islamic Hospital in
June. She was treated at several other hospitals before being
admitted to RSCM on Aug. 27.

Neurologist Yusuf Misbach, head of the Suparjo Rustam special
ward where Agian was being treated, said on Thursday that the
patient's condition had improved over the last two months.

He said that doctors expected her to recover, although not
totally, underlining that Agian was never in as deep a coma as
Hasan had claimed. The doctors said that all of her internal
organs except for her brain functioned, which only made it
difficult for her to move her muscles.

Yusuf, who heads the eight-strong team of doctors treating
Agian, added that the hospital was ready to discharge her to be
cared for at home, but she had refused.