Roman Kostomarov’s situation seems to have finally turned for the better.
Roman Kostomarov is an Olympic champion, world champion and European Championship gold medalist. EPA/AOP
Ice dance Olympic champion Roman Kostomarovin46, new information has been received about the condition.
According to the Russian news agency Tassi, Kostomarov is conscious and doing better day by day. The two-time world champion is being prepared for prosthetics.
– He will be in intensive care for at least 2-3 more months, but that does not mean that his condition is critical, says a source from the family circle According to Sport.ru.
It still takes time to get to the regular department.
– There is no talk of it yet, but the situation is improving. He is conscious and does not suffer from depressive thoughts. He recovered from one micro-stroke.
Also Czech website Blesk says Kostomarov’s condition has improved. According to recent information, the Olympic champion is no longer in danger.
He has been able to talk to his loved ones.
– Fix me and I’ll come back to you, Kostomarov is said to have messaged his friends.
– I received a voicemail from Roman two days ago. I opened it with trembling hands, and I heard his voice. He was weak, but fit enough for his situation. I heard a lot of positivity in his voice. I cried when I heard him, friend Aleksandr Zhulin commented to NTV.
Kostomarov, who was fighting for his life, is in a hospital near Moscow, but the responsibility for his treatment has been transferred to German doctors. According to Blesk, doctors are contacted via video calls.
– The treatment takes place according to plans, and the best experts are involved, wife Oksana Domnina commented to Tassi.
Close to death
Kostomarov is said to be doing well considering the circumstances. PDO
Kostomarov was hospitalized on January 10, just a few days after his ice dance performance.
The star suffered from pneumonia and had to be put on a ventilator. He was induced into a coma.
Kostomarov had both his hands and legs amputated to keep him alive. The Russian athlete suffered a brain hemorrhage, cerebral edema, meningitis and two strokes within a short period of time.
Back in March, the assessment was that the life of the world champion could not be saved.
Now the situation has turned for the better. However, according to newspaper reports, the Olympic champion’s weight dropped to 50 kilograms, as he is unable to chew and swallow his food by himself.
Kostomarov won the Olympic gold in Turin 2006. In addition, he is a two-time world champion and a three-time European Championship gold medalist.