Joan Rivers is 'getting better' after doctors take comedian out of medically induced coma: report

A source said the comedian is showing positive signs as her daughter, Melissa Rivers, and other family and friends maintain a bedside vigil. ‘It’s a slow process, but she’s on the road to recovery,’ the source said.

BY BARRY PADDOCK , LARRY MCSHANE 

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

 

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 10:49 AM

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ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGESJoan Rivers (r.) with daughter Melissa Rivers, who has been by her mother’s side since she was hospitalized Thursday.

Caustic comedian Joan Rivers was making progress in small increments as she continues fighting for her life in a Manhattan hospital, a new report claimed Tuesday.

Rivers, 81, remained in Mount Sinai Hospital five days after going into cardiac and respiratory arrest during a routine doctor’s visit.

But E! News reports that Rivers, with the support of her daughter Melissa, was showing some positive signs.

MARCUS SANTOS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSRivers' assistant Graham Reed was seen getting into a taxicab Tuesday morning.

“It’s a slow process, but she’s on the road to recovery,” the source said. “She’s getting better. Don’t believe all this ridiculous speculation.”

Rivers’ grim-faced assistant Graham Reed left the hospital Tuesday morning without comment.

RICHARD HARBUS FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSRivers was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital on Thursday.

Doctors were hoping to get a read on any damage caused when Rivers stopped breathing last Thursday morning at an Upper East Side clinic. Rivers was getting her throat checked out.

Doctors at Mount Sinai quickly placed her into a medically induced coma as they began running tests on the Emmy-winning Rivers.

Joan Rivers to be Revived From Medically Induced Coma

Joan Rivers will reportedly be taken out of her medically induced coma so doctors can establish her status.

Melissa Rivers and other close friends are maintaining a bedside vigil while hoping for good news on Tuesday.

“She is a rock,” the source told E! News about Melissa. “She is calmer than I’ve ever seen her ... She is her mother’s daughter and she’s tough as nails. She’s the person keeping everyone together.”

Melissa and her son Cooper flew cross-country Thursday after hearing the bad news, and she has been with her mother ever since.