Former New Zealand all-around player Chris Keynes did not know if he could walk again, but said he was lucky to be alive after a series of life-threatening operations paralyzed his waist. The 51-year-old suffered an aortic dissection in August-a rare and often fatal heart disease-and needed life support. I remember I went to the emergency room and vomited, then they took my blood pressure and drove me over. It is one thing to let the nerves reopen, but then you have to restore the muscles so that you can stand up and walk. “I wish I could go home with the children for vacation, but I may spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.

Source: Stuff December 03, 2021 08:06 UTC