Chi Cheng: Deftones Bassist Emerging from Coma? (Video)

Chi Cheng Responding after 3-year Coma

Chi Cheng, bassist for the Deftones, has been in a coma since 2008, when he was in a car accident on November 4, 2008. Now, though, Cheng is showing more concrete signs of recovery.

• Chi Cheng in Coma after Santa Clara Car Crash
  

Since 2010, Chi Cheng has made slow progress toward recovery, opening and closing his eyes and performing slight movement. However, he was not responding to outside stimuli.

On February 1, 2012, Chi Cheng responded to outside stimuli for the first time, raising and lowering his leg on command. Cheng is currently in a partially-conscious state, and is unable to speak.

While a significant step, this development does not mean that Chi Cheng's recovery will be smooth, or even assured.

Fundraising for Chi Cheng's medical care is coordinated through One Love for Chi.

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Chi Cheng of Deftones - Lifting Leg on Request___

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