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Updated: 6:51 p.m. EST (23:51 GMT), January 6, 2006

Miner critical but improving

Randy McCloy's wife, Anna, is playing his favorite music at his bedside.

The sole survivor of a West Virginia mine explosion is showing several signs of improvement, but the damage to his brain and left lung remains a major concern, a doctor said Friday. Dr. Richard Shannon at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said that in the hour or so before his rescue, Randy McCloy lost his reflexes and was unable to prevent dangerous gases and dust from gathering in his lungs.

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