[sumo] Former Yokozuna Akebono dies age 54

[Jan de Veen]

Yes, he had a  previous heart attack in April 2017 and was kept in a 
medically induced coma for two weeks. After he came out of the coma he 
was initially unable to speak, but while he did regain that ability (for 
the most part), he was never able to walk as before and remained bound 
to a wheelchair ever since. He also suffered from partial memory loss, 
being unable to remember his pro-wrestling days (after he retired from 
Sumo). He was rarely seen in public since, but did attended a memorial 
service for his former tsukebito Ushiomaru at Azumazeki stable in 
December 2019.

Kind regards,

Chijanofuji

On 11-Apr-24 13:38, R. Brown wrote:
> Thanks John, that is so sad.  I had not heard any news about Chad 
> recently.  Had he been ill?
>
> Kodaiyama
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 3:16 AM John Gunning <nishinoshima at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
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