After 21 days of nerves and complications, the family and environment of Eusebio Sacristan breathe a sigh of relief after the medical team of the Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid decided that they are now in a position to leave the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After the fall he suffered on December 30, which caused a head injury, he underwent surgery and spent nine days in an induced coma. In recent weeks, his health has been improving, although it has not yet been ruled out that he may have sequelae given the severity of the blow.
To date, the Foundation that bears his name has been the one that has promptly informed of the developments that were produced, which has celebrated the departure of the UCI when issuing this last statement. The news we always wanted to tell wrote the Eusebio Sacristan Foundation
Eusebio is now beginning a second and long recovery phase to try to return to normality and the life he had before what happened, with the ambitious challenge of returning to a professional bench.
This is the full statement
After 21 days, Eusebio Sacristan leaves today the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Clínico de Valladolid, where he has been admitted after the fortuitous fall that he suffered on December 30 and that caused a severe head trauma for which he was operated on the 31st. From this moment on, the second part of his recovery will begin, aimed at achieving, as far as possible, a return to his previous life,
And it will be he himself when he considers it, who will answer about his state of health. His family insists on their gratitude for the affection and respect shown towards Eusebio and towards them, both from colleagues and fans in the field of sport, as well as from professionals in the media and representatives of institutions and entities. And they especially want to highlight their admiration and gratitude to the medical team and the staff of the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid who has worked so hard for Eusebio’s improvement.
