Lamar Odom is showing signs of responsiveness in a Las Vegas hospital, a day after his collapse at a Nevada brothel, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Wednesday.
Odom still is not talking because “he’s got tubes running out,” Jackson said, “but we felt inspired by his presence. We had a prayer.”
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Jackson, who said he spent about 30 minutes with Odom, said that Khloe Kardashian, Odom’s estranged wife, is with him, as are some of Odom’s childhood friends from New York. (For what it’s worth, TMZ reports that Jackson was only allowed to see Odom “for three minutes.”) Kobe Bryant, his former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers, also stopped by Tuesday night.
“I won’t use the term stable or critical. He looks critical to me,” Jackson said. “He was non-responsive yesterday, they said he’s responsive today.”
Odom, 35, has battled drug and alcohol abuse and another report indicated that he had cocaine and opiates in his system at the time of his collapse. People.com also quoted a source close to the Kardashians saying that he has had “a couple of strokes” since he was found unconscious at a brothel.
“Lamar is still fighting,” the source told People. “It’s a waiting game right now. The first 48 hours will tell a lot.”
TMZ reports that he is being kept on a ventilator. According to Dennis Hof, owner of the Love Ranch South, he was taking herbal Viagra and drinking cognac but not taking drugs.
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The former Los Angeles Lakers player was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel Tuesday.
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