Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock has revealed he hid seizures from the membership out of worry that the Reds would axe him.
Warnock, 44, performed 67 instances for Liverpool and has transitioned into broadcasting since retiring from enjoying in 2018.
He suffered from plenty of epileptic suits as a teen – a situation that impacts round one in each 100 folks.
Warnock by no means understood what was making his seizures and advised 5 Live: ‘I used to be frightened of telling Liverpool as a result of I used to be apprehensive about being launched. As a result of I used to be pondering “in the event that they assume I’ve obtained a situation they’ll launch me”.
‘I used to be apprehensive about being on the pitch and it occurs. There have been no triggers for me, I by no means knew what triggered it. That was what petrified me.’
Warnock skilled the seizures for round three years and underwent plenty of exams together with a CT and MRI scan.
Stephen Warnock, pictured working as a broadcaster, revealed he suffered from seizures
The previous Liverpool defender, pictured in motion for the Reds again in 2005, mentioned he was frightened of telling the membership about his well being situation
‘I used to be at a pc after which I wakened in a hospital mattress,’ he went on. ‘And I used to be like “wow, how have I obtained right here?”. I did not keep in mind something, I utterly blacked out.
‘My mates advised me I began having a seizure. Clearly an ambulance was referred to as and I used to be taken to a hospital mattress.
‘I used to be embarrassed to be sincere, as a result of no-one else had it, no-one knew about it, I did not find out about it till it occurred.’
The danger of getting a seizure could be decreased with remedy and Warnock has not skilled one since he was 14.
‘I used to be in a lucky place the place I grew out of it,’ he mentioned.
‘I did not should go on remedy or fear about driving a automotive or issues like that. It is the primary time I’ve ever actually spoken about it.’
Warnock, a left-back, departed Liverpool in 2007 and went on to play for Aston Villa, Leeds and Derby amongst different sides.
He has appeared on plenty of tv channels whereas working as a pundit, together with the BBC, Sky Sports activities, BT Sport, NBC and DAZN.
