Hospital says former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon fighting for his life

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

The director of the Israeli hospital treating former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that the 85-year-old is fighting for his life and doctors are pessimistic about his prognosis.

 

Dr. Zeev Rotstein of the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, told reporters that doctors had managed to stabilize Sharon's circulatory system over the weekend. But Rotstein said there is no improvement in Sharon's kidney function or with other vital organs that have been slowly declining since last week.

 

After saying that Sharon was fighting like "a true lion," Rotstein said "Our general assessment is there is no way to overcome this crisis ... I am perhaps more pessimistic than I was before,'' according to Reuters.

 

The doctor called Sharon's condition critical and life-threatening and added that Sharon's two sons were at their father's bedside.

 

The 85-year-old Sharon has been in a coma since 2006 after a devastating stroke incapacitated him at the peak of his political power.

 

As one of Israel's most famous generals, Sharon was known for bold tactics and an occasional refusal to obey orders.

 

Sharon is credited with helping turn the tide of the 1973 Mideast war when Arab armies launched a surprise attack on Israel on the solemn fasting day of Yom Kippur, causing large Israeli casualties. He led an Israeli force across the Suez Canal, trapping part of the Egyptian army and turning the war in Israel's favor.

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Prayers for Mr. Sharon.

[Casino67]

"The 85-year-old Sharon has been in a coma since 2006 after a devastating stroke incapacitated him...."

 

Poor guy has essentially been dead for a long time. Probably instances like this that give that family with the brain-dead girl hope. At some point, death has to be accepted as difficult as it is. Thankfully I have never been faced with a situation like this. No one in my family has lingered.