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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:20 PM Dec 2020

Update on Florida Basketball player Keyontae Johnson: breathing on his own and speaking

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Keyontae Johnson's parents say he is in stable condition, breathing on his own and speaking

They said he even FaceTimed with the team Folded hands

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Update on Florida Basketball player Keyontae Johnson: breathing on his own and speaking (Original Post) octoberlib Dec 2020 OP

This is good! Thanks for the update! rurallib Dec 2020 #1

I wonder if we'll ever know if this was a complication from his previous covid-19 infection. Nevilledog Dec 2020 #2

They're still running tests. If it is myocarditis , good chance it was COVID. octoberlib Dec 2020 #5

Good news backtoblue Dec 2020 #3

Glad he's better. I guess it was Covid. Karadeniz Dec 2020 #4

A Better Outcome Than I Feared ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #6

Me, too. I was worried when he collapsed that maybe his heart had stopped, octoberlib Dec 2020 #7

As I Said In The Original Thread... ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #8

rurallib

(62,415 posts)

1. This is good! Thanks for the update!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:25 PM

Dec 2020

Nevilledog

(51,104 posts)

2. I wonder if we'll ever know if this was a complication from his previous covid-19 infection.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:25 PM

Dec 2020

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

5. They're still running tests. If it is myocarditis , good chance it was COVID.

Reply to Nevilledog (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:29 PM

Dec 2020

I'll be interested to see what they find.

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)

3. Good news

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:25 PM

Dec 2020

It sounded like he was in a real bad way. I'm really glad he's doing better.

Karadeniz

(22,516 posts)

4. Glad he's better. I guess it was Covid.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:26 PM

Dec 2020

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)

6. A Better Outcome Than I Feared

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:38 PM

Dec 2020

Breathing on his own & talking is great news.
I'm rooting for him.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

7. Me, too. I was worried when he collapsed that maybe his heart had stopped,

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:45 PM

Dec 2020

depriving him of oxygen. When his grandfather said that they induced a coma because he was showing a little brain activity, I thought uh oh. This is good news.

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)

8. As I Said In The Original Thread...

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 07:33 PM

Dec 2020

...in high school in knew a very talented, big basketball player that died of Marfan's in his senior year of high school.
A surefire NBA career ended at 17.
I've been gun shy about these sort of things ever since.

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