Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking talks to former Black Cap star Chris Cairns after his life-saving surgery following a heart attack & spinal stroke and opens up about the road ahead. Video / Newstalk ZBNewstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking talks to former Black Cap star Chris Cairns after his life-saving surgery following a heart attack & spinal stroke and opens up about the road ahead. Video / Newstalk ZBFormer Black Caps all-rounder Chris Cairns has been granted a leave of absence from his intensive rehabilitation schedule to spend Christmas with his family. He subsequently suffered a spinal stroke, resulting in leg paralysis, and is undergoing daily rehabilitation at a specialist hospital. However, Cairns is set to receive a brief reprieve from the grind in the gym with a big family Christmas celebration on the cards if its venue is approved by his medical team.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2021 03:03 UTC