The next 24 hours will decide whether David Ben Gurion is out of danger. This was the opinion of his physicians who said that in cases of hemorrhage such as Ben Gurion suffered the first four days are critical and that only after that is it possible to determine the condition of the patient. Meanwhile, in spite of further improvements detected today by doctors, Ben Gurion was still listed as seriously ill.
The former Prime Minister was said to be reacting to questions put to him by his physicians by moving his head to indicate “yes” or “no.” Dr. Bolislaw Goldman said today Ben Gurion’s pulse was in order and his blood pressure and temperature normal. His children Amos (whose son was injured during the Yom Kippur War) Geullah and Renana, and other relatives are keeping shifts near his bedside. Premier Golda Meir and Deputy Premier Yigal Allon were among those who visited Ben Gurion at the hospital.
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