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7th of January 2009
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Ballesteros speaks to relatives
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Golfing legend Seve Ballesteros has spoken to his family for the first time since undergoing brain surgery.
Ballesteros was first admitted to hospital after briefly losing consciousness at Madrid Airport on 6 October.
He was subsequently diagnosed with a brain tumour and has since undergone surgery three times.
Ballesteros is suffering from an oligoastrocytoma, a tumour composed of two types of brain cell which spreads inside the brain cavity.
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| "Ballesteros continues to evolve favourably. He is conscious, is breathing spontaneously and can talk with his family," Madrid's La Paz hospital said in a statement.
"He has begun to receive rehabilitation treatment in the intensive care unit.
"His family would like to express its thanks for all the messages of support which it has received."
Ballesteros retired from golf last year following arthritic back and knee problems, while doctors discovered an irregular heartbeat when he was admitted to hospital in 2007.
"With the help of God, the neurosurgeons and their teams, and those who are keeping watch over his state of health at the intensive care unit, we trust with unquestioning faith Seve will come out successfully from this hardship," said his family in a statement on Ballesteros's website.
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| Ballesteros continues to evolve favourably. |
"His family would like to express its thanks for all the messages of support which it has received." |
Ballesteros retired from golf last year following arthritic back and knee problems. |
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