The 51-year-old suffered an aortic dissection – an often fatal rare heart condition – in August and was on life support. Four months later, he is living at the University of Canberra hospital in a special rehabilitation facility. “I don’t know if I will ever walk again and I have made my peace with that,” he was quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz. I was completely out of it.”Explaining the events of the fateful day in August, Cairns said, “I remember dropping kids off at school that morning. I remember arriving at the emergency department, vomiting and then they took my blood pressure and rushed me through.

Source: Stuff December 03, 2021 12:52 UTC