Edito Villamor on Gorres? recovery
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 10 Jan 2010
I had a chance to talk with ALA Gym?s chief trainer Edito Villamor regarding the post-operative progress of Z Gorres. Villamor was in Gorres? corner on that fateful day when he underwent emergency neurosurgery due to the unfortunate injury he sustained in his points victory against Luis Melendez of Colombia last November.
?He became unresponsive. I was really worried. Especially when I learned the significance of GCS 3.? Villamor said, ?It was amazing he recovered.?
GCS or Glasgow Coma Scale is a scoring system developed for rapid assessment and prognosis of patients with head injuries. Three (3) being the lowest score and fifteen (15) the highest. Patients with GCS 3 have a poor prognosis but Gorres showed that he is also a fighter outside the ring with his astonishing turn around.
?His memory was not affected.? Villamor said, ?He has been able to recognize familiar faces who have been visiting him. His wife, Datches was worried when she arrived if Z would be able to recognize him but he immediately did.?
?When he was no longer on the ventilator he started taking solid food and has started to speak in whispers. Now he can take food on his own.?
Z?s recovery has been aided by the presence of his wife Datches. Z can now move the left side of his body but it still weaker than the right side.
?When I last saw him, his left leg was still a bit weaker than his left hand. He can write. The doctors assured me he will be functional again after rehab.?
Villamor said that Z?s speech has also improved and responding normally during conversations.
The ALA gym trainer managed to return to Cebu for Christmas. He will be back as a cornerman in the ?Bakbakan sa Sinulog? Fight Card this Thursday January 14 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu City.
Many Good Samaritans have given assistance to the Gorres family. This underscores the inherent goodness in the Filipino.
(Below: The most recent photo of Z with his wife Datches and ALA trainer Tony Martin and his wife Yvonne courtesy of the ALA promotions.)
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