Teen's coma recovery 'amazing' - mother
The mother of a teenager who had been in an induced coma in Wellington Hospital since early April says it is "amazing" to see her son showing signs of consciousness.
Rose Renton visited Alex early on Friday morning and saw he was opening his eyes and responding to her voice.
Renton, 19, has been in hospital since April 8 in "status epilepticus", a kind of prolonged seizure. His mother pleaded for approval to use a medicinal cannabidiol, Elixinol, after two months of attempting other treatments had failed.
Doctors were expecting to receive a dose of Elixinol, from the United States on Friday after associate health minister Peter Dunne approved the treatment for Renton on Tuesday.
Rose flew to Nelson on Friday morning to celebrate her daughter's 10th birthday and will fly back to Wellington to see her son on Saturday.
Alex's older sister and father were with him in Wellington....
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