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Lockerbie bomber may beat cancer
Yeah, my jaw hit the floor just like yours did ...Freed from his life sentence, the Lockerbie bomber was sent home by the Scots on compassionate grounds because he had 'just three months' to live. But six months later, Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi is still living - and doing it in the lap of luxury. Yesterday, his elderly father even held out the prospect of him beating the prostate cancer that doctors Megrahi, 57, no longer receives hospital treatment after ending a course of chemotherapy. Last night, the British cancer specialist who gave the three-month prognosis was forced to defend his prediction. He insisted that Megrahi remained gravely ill and was not expected to live much longer. Mind if we see the clinic notes and the X-rays? He said the patient's survival may be due to his excitement over his reunion with family. Nonsense. If that worked we'd make sure to do reunions for every cancer patient. But Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski, chairman of the Commons all-party Libya group, yesterday tabled a Parliamentary question demanding Megrahi's medical records be published in full. He said: 'He's still alive and we were told he had no more than three months to live. The Scottish Executive have a lot to answer for.' Earlier this month it emerged that Libya was on the brink of agreeing £5billion in investment in Britain. Not enough 'pro' in-between the 'quid' and 'quo' ... Critics believe Downing Street colluded with the Scots to pave the way by having Megrahi freed. The news of Megrahi's survival has provoked consternation among those relatives of victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 who suspect he was never as sick as he claimed to be. They believe it was an unforgivable mistake for the Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to release him last August. The Libyan - who days earlier had dropped an appeal against his conviction for the 270 deaths caused when Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie - flew home to a hero's welcome. It later emerged he had a £2million fortune stashed in a Swiss bank account. Must have saved his laundry coins from the prison ... His father, who is in his early 80s and keeps a vigil at his son's side in the family's plush villa in the capital Tripoli, still believes a 'miracle' could happen. He said: 'A close relative was diagnosed with a similar disease and he was treated and recovered completely. We hope that Abdelbaset recovers his health as well. 'I think that the sick are not just cured by medicine, but also by having a high morale and a sense of freedom, and these were not available to Abdelbaset in prison.' Megrahi receives 24-hour nursing care and, though often heavily sedated, receives well-wishers. The relaxed, peaceful atmosphere has enabled him to more than double his original survival prognosis, and he says he is 'inspired and feeling very positive' thanks to the support of family and friends. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-28 |
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