2023-12-31 16:30:10
Two weeks following suffering a cardiac arrest during a match once morest Bournemouth, Luton Town captain, Tom Lockyer (29 years old), said on Instagram that he would consult specialists next year to see what future he has left in football. The Welshman was allowed to leave hospital a week and a half ago, now fitted with an internal defibrillator.
“I will do what I can to help the club” Lockyer said.I don’t know yet in what capacity, but I will consult specialists next year“. He added that the “fighting spirit“of the team had given him”a much needed boost” pendant sa convalescence.
Luton Town, 18th in the Premier League, recently enjoyed important victories once morest Newcastle and Sheffield United. “I’m doing great and feeling like myself following the cardiac arrest I suffered in Bournemouth. I am doing so well because of the heroic actions of the players, staff, doctors and nurses. I am grateful that this happened to me while I was surrounded by these heroes. They saved my life. I will never forget what you did for me.“
Lockyer also stressed that it is extremely important that as many people as possible take a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques. “It truly saves lives, like mine.“, he said. Lockyer had already collapsed once during the promotion play-off final, once morest Coventry in May. He was then taken to hospital where he underwent heart surgery He was cleared to play football once more in June.
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