A few days after announcing that Chris Bosh will be out for the rest of the season to undergo treatment on blood clots found on the NBA All-Star forward’s lungs, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra reported that Chris will be discharged from the hospital very soon.
While Spoelstra did not exactly specify a definite time frame within which Bosh will be discharged from the hospital, the fact that the Miami Heat forward will be allowed to recuperate and heal outside of a medical facility already indicates that he is out of imminent danger.
Once he leaves the South Florida hospital where he is currently confined at the moment, it is a good sign that he is on his way to full recovery, notes NBC Miami.
It also helped that Spoelstra told Miami reporters that Chris Bosh is felling a little bit better but is still not sure when he will be discharged officially from the hospital.
Top priority
Dwyane Wade says that what is important at this point is Chris Bosh’s health is a top priority both for himself, his family, and the Miami Heat organization, cites Sporting News.
He said that the serious medical condition of Chris opened all their eyes to something bigger and gave all of them more appreciation of life every day. Wade said that Chris has not been outside since he checked in to the hospital several days ago. He just wants to go outside, which according to Wade, are some of the simple things we take for granted every day.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who was at the Miami Heat’s home game against the Philadelphia Sixers on February 23, also sent his well-wishes to Bosh and his family.
The organization has likewise encouraged the Heat fans to send in their well-wishes to Chris which would go a long way in rallying the All-Star forward to strive towards his full recovery.
A serious medical malady
Chris Bosh is suffering from a serious medical condition. As an athlete, it was possible that the blood clots may have worked its way up from the legs or from some parts of the body to his lungs.
It was exactly the same reason that led to the death of former NBA star Jerome Kersey last week. He was only 52 and he showed no signs of trouble before that.
A good number of athletes have dealt with blood clots but eventually returned to their respective sport better than ever. But full recovery takes time and it starts with blood-thinning medication procedure and also takes some prescription medicines before they can go back to their previous sports activities.
Mirza Teletovic of the Brooklyn Nets was also diagnosed last month to have the same type of blood clots in his lungs which put him out for the remainder of the season. Cleveland Cavaliers Brazilian center Anderson Varejao also had the same condition which sidelined him for most of the 2012-13 NBA season. But now, he’s back in harness.