HE COULD TRAIN SOON
Muamba goes home just 30 days after his heart stopped for 78 minutes
many well-wishers who have sent thousands of messages.’ Muamba will continue to be monitored by doctors and has been fitted with an internal defibrillator pacemaker in case he has more problems after his heart stopped beating for 78 minutes. Bolton have urged Muamba to take things slowly, though there is growing confidence that he will play again and could even take part in light training before the end of the season. Coyle said: ‘You cannot rule anything out considering where Fabrice has come from in such a short space of time. ‘He came from the Congo, he’s had to fight and scratch all his life. I think that is a fantastic trait to have and it will stand him in good stead. We have to put it into context because we have seen how sad it is for the young lad in Italy (Livorno player Piermario Morosini, who died after collapsing on the field on Saturday). That shows you how much recovery Fabrice has made in such a short period of time. We are truly thankful.’
FABRICE muamba left hospital yesterday just 30 days after his dramatic collapse at White Hart Lane — and his Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes he may even play again.
The midfielder, who was clinically dead for more than an hour while medics fought to restart his heart, has made such an astonishing recovery that he has been allowed to go home.
The 24-year-old had been expected to be transferred from the London Chest Hospital, where he has been treated since a cardiac arrest on march 17, to a high-dependency unit in Cheshire. Instead he will be reunited with his fiancee Shauna and their three-year-old son Joshua in the north West.
Before he left, a smiling muamba posed for photographs with Dr andrew Deaner, the cardiologist and Spurs fan who rushed down from the stands at White Hart Lane to help him, and consultant cardiologist Dr Sam mohiddin.
muamba said: ‘I am naturally very pleased to be discharged from hospital and would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to every single member of staff at the London Chest Hospital who have played a part in my care.
‘Their dedication, professionalism and expertise are amazing and I will forever be in their debt. I also wish to say thank you to all the