Manchester United’s legendary manager has recalled the ordeal he suffered from a brain hemorrhage back in 2018.
Sir Alex Ferguson feared he wouldn’t be able to speak again after suffering a brain hemorrhage and revealed how it caused him distress during his recovery.
The Manchester United legend had emergency surgery at the Salford Royal Hospital in May 2018 for a bleed in his brain. The operation was a success, and he spent several days in the hospital with a speech therapist to find his voice again.
He said during a Q&A session at the premiere of the “Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In’“ documentary on his life:
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“I lost my voice, just could not get a word out, and that was terrifying – absolutely terrifying,” said Ferguson as quoted by BBC in a Q&A session for the premiere of the ‘Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In’ documentary.
“And everything was going through my mind: is my memory going to come back? Am I ever going to speak again?
“There were five brain hemorrhages that day. Three died. Two survived. You know you are lucky.
“It was a beautiful day, I remember that. I wondered how many sunny days I would ever see again. I found that difficult.”
Neurosurgeon Joshi George, who helped treated Ferguson, revealed there was ‘an 80% chance’ the Red Devils icon wouldn’t survive.
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After 10 days of treatment, however, Ferguson rediscovered his ability to speak and was relieved that memory also returned.
“I would have hated to lose my memory. It would have been a terrible burden on my family, if I was sitting in the house not knowing who I am,” continued the 79-year-old Scott.
“The speech therapist came and told me to write down all the members of my family, of my football team … She asked me questions about animals, fish, birds. Eventually, after 10 days, my voice came back.
“I realised, having gone through all that, my memory was fine.”
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