Cricket legend Damien Martyn has declared he’s again after a meningitis scare that left him in a coma and ‘took his life out of his arms’.
In a heartfelt publish on his social media accounts, the previous Australian Take a look at star mentioned he was given a 50 per cent probability to dwell after battling the illness, which causes an an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes across the mind and spinal wire.
The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on December 27 and was preventing for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit till he woke eight days later.
Martyn revealed he had been unable to stroll or discuss after popping out of the coma, however spoke and moved simply 4 days later ‘with the docs in disbelief’.
‘My life was taken out of my arms…when meningitis took over my mind, and unbeknownst to me I used to be positioned right into a paralysed coma for eight days to assist me struggle this terrible illness,’ he mentioned.
‘After being given a 50/50 probability of surviving, I got here out of the induced coma 8 days later…not in a position to stroll or discuss.
Former cricket star Damien Martyn (pictured) has revealed his docs have been in disbelief when he turned the nook in his battle with meningitis
The 54-year-old (pictured in 2005) fought for his life in an induced coma for eight days
Martyn mentioned ‘my life was taken out of my arms’ as he lay in a Gold Coast hospital
‘This expertise has jogged my memory of how fragile life is, how shortly every little thing can change & how valuable time is!
‘Deliver on 2026 …I am again!’
He additionally thanked those that helped him throughout his hospital keep.
‘A BIG thanks to ALL my household, pals and so many different individuals who have reached out to me,’ Martyn mentioned.
‘There are such a lot of fantastic individuals on this world … from paramedics (at Mermaid Waters Ambulance), docs & nurses (at Gold Coast College Hospital) … to household, pals and other people I did not even know.
‘I really feel like I met all these improbable individuals previously three weeks, or they reached out to me via messages of affection and assist.’
Darwin-born Martyn earned a Take a look at debut at 21, changing Dean Jones within the 1992/93 dwelling sequence in opposition to West Indies, and was Western Australia’s captain at 23.
His excessive rating in Assessments of 165 got here in opposition to New Zealand in 2005, one among 13 centuries Martyn made within the dishevelled inexperienced. He averaged 46.37.
He additionally performed 208 ODIs, averaging 40.8 and scoring an unbeaten 88 runs as Australia defeated India within the closing of the 2003 World Cup.
