Royal update
October 30, 2007
Here is the latest and quite positive medical report on the condition of His Majesty the King and his sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana.
positive
– good; showing confidence that something good will happen
King continues to regain his strength
His Majesty the King is continuing to gain
strength, the Royal Household Bureau said in its 17th statement on the
King’s health yesterday.
This was the opinion of the commission of
royal physicians
after their most recent examination of his leg and arm muscles.
The King was able to stand for short periods
without the aid
of a walker and can do physical exercise for extended periods.
Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana,
meanwhile, was now able to move her right leg better, the Royal
Household Bureau said in its 5th statement on the condition of the
King’s elder sister.
She was also able to sit up on the bed
following the physicians’ advice that she should change to a
sitting position.
Besides physical
therapy, the Princess also receives medication to regulate the high
blood pressure she occasionally
experiences.
She remains under the close observation of the
physicians.
regain – to get back something that was lost, in this case, health ฟื้น คืนสู่สภาพ
physicians - doctors แพทย์
aid – help; assistance ความช่วยเหลือ
extended – long or longer than usual นานกว่าเดิม
physical therapy – the treatment of a physical problem กายภาพบำบัด หมายถึง การบริหารพระวรกาย
medication – a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness
regulate – to control ควบคุม
occasionally – sometimes but not often เป็นครั้งคราว
observation – the act of watching someone or something carefully for a period of time เผ้าสังเกตพระอาการ
regain – to get back something that was lost, in this case, health ฟื้น คืนสู่สภาพ
physicians - doctors แพทย์
aid – help; assistance ความช่วยเหลือ
extended – long or longer than usual นานกว่าเดิม
physical therapy – the treatment of a physical problem กายภาพบำบัด หมายถึง การบริหารพระวรกาย
medication – a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness
regulate – to control ควบคุม
occasionally – sometimes but not often เป็นครั้งคราว
observation – the act of watching someone or something carefully for a period of time เผ้าสังเกตพระอาการ