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Damien Martyn Wakes From Induced Coma, Able to Speak as Recovery Accelerates

A rapid improvement has clinicians hopeful of moving him from intensive care soon.

Overview

  • Martyn, 54, was diagnosed with meningitis after falling ill on Boxing Day and was placed in an induced coma at Gold Coast University Hospital.
  • Family spokesman Adam Gilchrist says Martyn is awake, talking and responding to treatment, describing the past 48 hours as an "unbelievable" turnaround.
  • Doctors are hopeful he can be moved out of intensive care soon, with Cricket Australia and the Associated Press indicating an ICU transfer is expected.
  • He will remain in hospital for continued treatment and monitoring as his recovery progresses.
  • The family thanked Gold Coast University Hospital staff and well-wishers and asked for privacy, as support flowed from figures including VVS Laxman, Michael Vaughan and Darren Lehmann.