Breathe even without a respirator – Greater Oslo

This is confirmed by the family’s spokesperson Kåre Løvstakken to news. He clarifies that this does not mean that she has woken up from a coma, but that she is breathing on her own, without a respirator, and that she has moved her arms and legs. – There is a lot left to say that she is awake. What we know now is that there are resources for rehabilitation here, but there is a long way to go before we know how this will go, he says. Løvstakken, who is also a doctor, says that this is very good news. – Compared to how it looked just a few days ago, this is very good. He says that Rusthen has a long time of rehabilitation ahead of him. – Mia is tough. She has good muscles and she has all the prerequisites to be successful with that rehabilitation, says Løvstakken. Kåre Løvstakken is the spokesperson for the family of Mia Rusthen’s family. He knows them from the racing community and works as a doctor. Photo: Kåre Løvstakken / Privat Flew home to Norway In January, news reported that Rusthen had been selected to participate in the WC in road racing. For the first time, a women’s class was established. – I have been working for this since I was 18, said Rusthen then. As an 18-year-old, she was handpicked for Yamaha’s road racing team. As an only girl. And from the start the dream was the WC. The speed talent Mia Rusthen (22) was able to participate in the first women’s class ever in the road racing WC. Here from a previous run. Photo: Damon Teerink But things went wrong during the championship. She collided seven rounds before the end of the WC race. During the collision, she suffered a head injury. She was operated on a short time later. Since then she has been in a coma. On Sunday evening, Rusthen came home to Norway. She has since been admitted to the neurosurgery department at Oslo University Hospital. Løvstakken says it was uncertain for a long time whether she would survive. – Seeing that she can now breathe on her own and can move her arms and legs. It’s a big step up from lying unconscious and not knowing if she’s going to wake up. Attempted fraud On Tuesday morning, the sister of Mia Rusthen wrote a Facebook post and warned those who follow the motorcyclist on Instagram about attempted fraud. In the post shared on Rusthen’s fan page, the sister writes that someone is pretending to be both Mia and her. And that they ask for money to help Mia. Several people in the comment section of this post write that they have reported the account. Photo: Screenshot / Facebook – They are deeply shocked that someone can come up with something as wretched as making money from someone else’s tragedy, says Løvstakken. He adds that the family finds it very unpleasant. According to him, they have considered reporting the attempted fraud, but have so far chosen not to do so. – They have informed everyone in the community who might consider supporting such a cause that this is not their plan and that they must not send any money. CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this case could give the impression that Rusthen had woken up from a coma, the correct thing is that she can breathe on her own and is recovering. news has clarified this in the text and removed a quote that could give the wrong impression. In addition, a new quote from the family’s spokesperson has been added which more clearly describes Rusthen’s condition. Published 25.06.2024, at 21.22 Updated 25.06.2024, at 23.10



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