Sharon able to move some, breathe on own

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: January 10, 2006| Author: Karin Laub Associated Press | Copyright information

JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon started breathing on his own Monday and moved his right arm and leg in response to pain stimulation in what his surgeon called an important development. But it will be days before doctors can determine whether he is lucid or will be able to return to the job.

"The prime minister is breathing spontaneously," said Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the director of Hadassah Hospital, adding that the movements of Sharon's arm and leg marked "a slight but significant improvemen...

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