Stow has been in a coma since savage beating in LA on opening day of baseball season
ReutersAn image of Dodger Stadium beating victim Bryan Stow?with his children is shown on the scoreboard before a game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals in San Francisco on April 8.
By RJ Middleton
NBCBayArea.com
updated 10:39 a.m. ET Sept. 22, 2011
San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, severely beaten on baseball's opening day and in a coma since, had a major surgery one week ago. This week he's speaking to his family and asking to see his kids.
Progress is still slow going, according to the Stow family's blog, but, when showed a picture of his children Tyler and Tabitha, Stow said, "I would like to see them."
Stow underwent surgery to install a shunt as well as a speaking valve. He has been able to move his left arm since that surgery, as well. When asked, he also recited his birth date.
"We are blown away with all of this," the family's blog reads. "Literally, one day we got some facial responses and the next, he's talking. His voice is gravelly and you have to be close to hear him, but he is talking."
Doctors continue to monitor blood clots that could migrate into Stow's lungs.
Stow, a paramedic from Santa Cruz, suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was attacked March 31 following the Dodgers' home opener against the Giants in Los Angeles.
Medical costs could exceed $50 million
Medical care for Stow is expected to cost more than $50 million, according to his lawyers.
The figure was part of a damage estimate included in papers filed earlier this month in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The filings come in a lawsuit Stow and his children have brought against Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and 13 others in the baseball team's organization. The suit alleges a lack of security, lighting and other problems at the ballpark.Stow's health has been up and down in the months since the near-fatal beating. His doctor, San Francisco General Hospital neurosurgery chief Geoff Manley, has said it's unclear how long his recovery will take.
After the attack, Stow underwent a life-saving procedure in Los Angeles and was put in a coma for several weeks before being transported to San Francisco to be closer to his family in May.
Two men have been charged in the attack, and both pleaded not guilty last month.
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