Canberra legend Sam Backo is making a miraculous recovery from a massive heart attack that had him on the verge of death.
Backo was placed in an induced coma after collapsing at his Cairns home 10 days ago and doctors and family feared the worst.
But his wife Chrissy has told the Raiders that the big prop is doing much better.
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