Randy Travis: Country Star Making Good Progress Jul 16th 2013, 00:04
Country music star Randy Travis is awake and making progress as he recovers from surgery following a stroke.
Doctors at the Texas hospital where the 54-year-old singer is recovering said he remains on a ventilator but is breathing spontaneously and his breathing support is gradually being reduced.
He is also interacting with his family and friends and has begun the early stages of physical therapy.
His doctors also gave a more detailed explanation for the health troubles, saying it was scarring on his heart.
Travis will stay at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano for two to three more weeks before being transferred to another facility where he will undergo aggressive physical therapy.
Doctors say it will take months to recover from the stroke.
A six-times Grammy Award winner, Travis is known for hits such as Forever And Ever, Amen and Three Wooden Crosses.
He pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in January following his arrest last year when he was found naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am.
He was sentenced to two years of probation, fined $2,000 (£1,320) and given a 180-day suspended prison sentence.
Scott Foresman Science
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