Gareth O'Callaghan will be in hospital for "some time to come", his wife Paula revealed.
The legendary broadcaster and his family were involved in a serious collision in Cork last month that landed him in hospital. Paula shared an update on Gareth's recovery as he remains in hospital.
She shared a picture of two lovely hand-painted pictures gifted to the pair by her sister-in-law on Twitter. She said: "My sister-in-law gifted these hand-painted pieces to @GarethOCal and I after the horrific and continuous ordeal we have been through.
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"Purple is the colour of healing, so these are so apt at this time." Friends and followers took to the comments to wish Gareth and Paula a quick recovery.
Speaking to her followers, Paula said that Gareth is still in hospital and "will be for some time to come". She added: "It is a very slow recovery for him."
The former-RTE radio host shared pictures showing the extensive damage caused to the car last month. The Dubliner revealed that Paula was allowed access to the car yesterday to collect any private belongings she could find in the wreckage. He said: "When I look at these photos, I am reminded that we were truly blessed to survive this awful crash.
"I will be forever grateful to all those first responders who helped us last Sunday week. Day 12, and I managed to sit out on a chair beside the bed for a few minutes today, thanks to the steel brace the physio team fitted me with.
"For the first 10 days, I had to lie perfectly still, flat on my back. It feels like I'm at the start of a long journey."
The ex-RTE presenter previously had to undergo two operations surgeries on his hands after a freak bin accident over the Christmas holidays. Gareth was bringing the bin out at his home when the bin slipped and his fingers got caught around the handle, and his wife Paula explained that his fingers were “in a very bad way" and he had to have two surgeries.
Gareth had returned to work at Classic Hits FM just over a month ago in the wake of his surgeries on his hands. He has also openly talked about living with multiple system atrophy (MSA) which he was diagnosed with in 2018.
MSA is a rare and degenerative neurological disorder that impacts involuntary functions like blood pressure, the ability to breathe, bladder function and motor control.
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