A man who nearly died when he felt a crack in the back of his head has made an incredible recovery just months after his family were told to prepare for the worst. Richard Rees, from Neath, was at home last May when he started to have a stroke.
He was rushed into hospital but was left unable to walk or talk. Having lost his previous job as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic Richard, now aged 46, started working in the canteen at Morriston Hospital in Swansea where he became a familiar figure to many of the staff. He left to take up another job but little did he know that he would soon be returning to the same hospital – only this time he would be fighting for his life. You can read more health stories from around Wales here.
“I was at home and I felt something crack in the back of my head,” said Richard. “I said to my partner: 'We have a problem, I’m going to have a stroke.' Lo and behold I was right. There was no ambulance available so I had to get driven in by my next-door neighbour. My niece and my partner put me in the car because my right side had already started to go. I came in to A&E and I was in resus for three to four days. It was quite serious. My partner was told on a number of occasions to prepare for the worst.”
