Randy Travis alert after brain surgery

Singer Randy Travis is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain following a stroke.
Travis, 54, has woken up but he remains on a ventilator and on intravenous medication for his heart, reported E!Online.
Travis' heart is pumping without the help of any machines and scans are showing decreased swelling in his brain.
"We performed a biopsy of his heart muscle and it shows scar tissue. It does not show active infection. From the appearance on echocardiograms, which are images of his heart, this is not the appearance of either drugs or alcohol causing the heart condition," according to cardiac surgeon Dr Michael Mack of Baylor Health Care System in Dallas.

"He does remain on intravenous medications to help support his heart, but we are decreasing the doses of those every day and actually beginning to start him on oral medications which he will use long term to help support his heart," added Dr Gary Erwin, who treated Travis after he was transfered to The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano from Baylor.
"In terms of his stroke, he has responded well to the surgical procedure he had to relieve the pressure in his brain. We're seeing improvements in brain scans showing decreased swelling of his brain. He is awake and alert interacting with his family and friends and beginning to start doing some early physical therapy," Erwin said.