22/04/12…Robin’s doctor confirms ‘disco king’ out of coma

On 22/04/2012 At 12:00 am

IT has been reported today that, though he remains under intensive care, Robin Gibb is fully conscious and able to speak.

The ex Bee Gees’ doctor, Andrew Thillainayagam, has apparently stated: “Robin is “exhausted, extremely weak and malnourished.” The same report, on the website http://www.stltoday.com, says that Robin is breathing with the help of an oxygen mask and needs intravenous feeding and antibiotics.

“It is testament to Robin’s extraordinary courage, iron will and deep reserves of physical strength,” continues the report, “that he has overcome quite incredible odds to get where he is now.”

He added: “Robin’s wife, Dwina and son, Robin-John, his son Spencer and daughter Melissa have been at his bedside every day, talking to him and playing his favorite music to him. They have been tireless in their determination never to give up on him.”

The doctor is reported to have stated that Robin has advanced colorectal cancer and that he had recently caught pneumonia because he was weakened from chemotherapy and two operations.

The 62-year-old singer fell into a coma last week after contracting the pneumonia. Thillainayagam said that three days ago he had warned Gibb’s family that he may not wake up. Instead, Gibb is now fully conscious and able to speak.