Pepe Mel improving as he awaits a second operation
He is conscious again after sedation was lifted and has recognised his family. Doctors will operate once more to correct a malformation found in tests.
Pepe Mel is showing a favourable recovery after the stroke he suffered about ten days ago, which still keeps him in hospital. According to ABC, the former Real Betis coach has woken up now that sedation has been withdrawn, is conscious and has recognised his relatives, with whom he has been able to talk.
Tests have revealed a congenital arteriovenous malformation, the cause of the stroke, which will be corrected in a second operation once doctors judge the conditions are right. The family, speaking through the club, thanks the football world for the outpouring of affection.
In recent days a message from his daughter, Iris Mel, went viral, and Sevilla president JosĂ© MarĂa del Nido Carrasco has wished him a speedy recovery.
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