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Dave Edmunds Breathing on His Own and Cracking Jokes as Hospital Discharge Nears

His regained memory recall in hospital highlights progress toward a full recovery despite diagnosed brain damage

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Overview

  • Edmunds collapsed at his Rockfield home in late July and was revived by a nurse’s emergency CPR after a cardiac arrest
  • Doctors intubated him in intensive care and confirmed he had brain damage with severe memory loss
  • Family updates report that he is now breathing independently and has started recalling people and moments
  • Musician Carlene Carter says Edmunds is expected to make a full recovery and leave the hospital soon
  • His wife warns that he still faces further medical procedures and a lengthy rehabilitation before returning to music