Former Health Secretary Renato Jayme speaks again and stands up after serious accident in the TO

Former secretary Renato Jayme, 58 years old, presents progress in his recovery in Brasília and received a visit from deputy Carlos Gaguim.

According to the parliamentarian, the patient began to stand and undergoes physiotherapy sessions to regain mobility and speech.

He was transferred to the Federal District on September 7, after an accident on the TO-070 highway in which his wife died.

Former Secretary of State for Health of Tocantins Renato Jayme da Silva, aged 58, remains hospitalized in a private hospital in Brasília (DF) and has shown progress in his recovery. Two months after surviving the serious car accident on TO-070, the former manager began to stand and undergo physiotherapy to regain mobility and speech.

The health situation was detailed by federal deputy Carlos Gaguim (União Brasil), who was in the federal capital to visit him, and posted a photo of the meeting on social media. A close friend of Renato, the parliamentarian reported that the reunion was marked by strong emotion.

"We are really hoping in God that he can return to normality. When we get there, he is very emotional, we are very friends. The doctors we spoke to are very confident, he is recovering quickly", said the deputy.

According to Gaguim, Renato faces an intense rehabilitation routine. After spending weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the former secretary lost weight and muscle mass, but took important steps in the last few days.

"I think that, this week, he started to stand up, but supported by his brother-in-law, who has been giving him a lot of strength there. As he didn't speak for a long time, he is relearning now, he speaks softly. He lost a lot of muscle, became thin, and now he has to focus on physiotherapy", said Gaguim, remembering that Renato made a point of mentioning the condition during the conversation: "He said: 'Tocantins'".

Gaguim highlighted the difference between Renato's current state and the first weeks after he left the ICU, when he still didn't recognize him during a video call. The parliamentarian also made a point of recognizing the agility and quality of the first service provided in Tocantins, before transferring to the federal capital.

"The beginning of his treatment in Tocantins was very good. It was through these procedures carried out by the doctors there that he was able to get to where he is today and have this recovery", highlighted the deputy.

In addition to Gaguim, other friends and colleagues with a public career have been following the former secretary's recovery in Brasília, including the former president of the Tocantins Land Institute (Itertins), Robson Figueiredo, and the director of Sebrae Tocantins, Rogério Ramos.

Renato Jayme had an accident in September, on the TO-070 state highway, in the southern region of Tocantins. He was traveling in a passenger vehicle in the company of his wife, Olívia Aparecida Amaral Silva, aged 52, and one of the couple's children, Vitor Faleiro, aged 25, when the car left the road.

Olivia could not resist the impact and died at the scene. Renato and his son were rescued and taken to the Gurupi Reference Hospital (HRG). Vitor was discharged from hospital shortly afterwards, while the former secretary remained hospitalized in the unit's ICU in serious condition.

On September 7, at the family's request, Renato was transferred from an airborne Intensive Care Unit to a private hospital in Brasília, where he remains hospitalized under continuous multidisciplinary care. In addition to the State Department of Health (SES-TO), Renato has also presided over the Tocantins Nature Institute (Naturatins).