Back on May 20th David Ginola was a man close to death – and there was some confusion about his condition as he had collapsed during a charity football game in the south of France.
The great news today is that David Ginola is back home again and on his way to a full recovery.
David Ginola
The former Newcastle winger has sent out this tweet thanking everybody.
Home at last! Thanks so much to all of you for your incredible messages of love and affection! They do help my recovery.
— David Ginola (@teamginola) May 30, 2016
There was news that he has a heart attack and then that he hadn’t but two days later his surgeon Gilles Dreyfus, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Monaco Heart Center cleared things up and said what really did happen – and David is lucky to be alive today.
“He played a charity game. He collapsed and people thought it was a joke, but after one or two minutes somebody realized it was serious.”
“Fortunately there was one person who had been trained in CPR, otherwise he would have been brain dead.”
“They then called the emergency services, and they arrived eight minutes later with him in cardiac arrest.”
“He was shocked four times on site and they were able to restore a normal heart rhythm.”
“A helicopter transferred him to Monaco Heart Center where he immediately underwent a quadruple heart bypass.”
“He woke normally with no neurological damage and is now recovering like anybody would normally do.”
“Luckier you can’t be.”
“It’s an unbelievable story.”
As we said David is a lucky man – and glad to be alive – and so appreciative of those that offered their love and affection when it really mattered.
7 comments so far
bettyswallocks
May 30, 2016 at 5:00 PM
Comment #1Welsh…. The African elephant has bigger lugs.
welshgeordie9
May 30, 2016 at 5:02 PM
Comment #2Well done Betty, go to the top of the class.
Unless you have been cheating
Tut tut tut
Mister Tuff
May 30, 2016 at 5:03 PM
Comment #3Welsh – already answered – come on post your elephant joke.
welshgeordie9
May 30, 2016 at 5:04 PM
Comment #4Thats very good news about Ginola, one of our best players of all time, real entertainer.
welshgeordie9
May 30, 2016 at 5:06 PM
Comment #5Mister Tuff
That wasn’t a joke, Betty said the right answer, you on the other took forever answering a simple question.
Mister Tuff
May 30, 2016 at 5:07 PM
Comment #6Welsh how did you get on with my bird questions?
welshgeordie9
May 30, 2016 at 5:07 PM
Comment #7Laters everyone for more general knowledge questions.