Liverpool legend Ian Rush has opened up on how scared he was by the case of the ‘Superflu’ that caused him to collapse in his house and be hospitalized.
He told the Mirror: “It was frightening, and I honestly thought I wasn’t going to survive. I got up around 2am because I was struggling to breathe and went downstairs to make myself a cup of tea.
Because I hadn’t been feeling too great anyway I had booked an appointment to see my doctor at 9am. It got to around 4am and I was feeling worse.
“Carol (Rush’s fiancée) called the ambulance because I was now really fighting hard to breathe. They came within 10 minutes and stayed with me for an hour and a half and they were brilliant.
“They asked if I wanted to go to the hospital, but I had come round and was feeling a lot better so decided to remain at home. But within 10 minutes of them leaving I collapsed and so we had to phone again for an ambulance.
“This time the ambulance took a lot longer to arrive. I was on the floor gasping for breath. I honestly thought this was it, I was a goner. I was panicking, but while we were waiting for another ambulance Carol got me through it all by telling me how to try and calm down and breathe more easily. She was fantastic. When the ambulance people came I was on the floor completely white and looking as if I needed to be resuscitated.
“I needed oxygen to help me get through a terrifying experience. Eventually they got me into the ambulance to take me to the Countess of Chester hospital just a few miles away with the blue light activated.
“I was in A&E for 48 hours and in a general ward for three days after that before being allowed home. Carol stayed by my bedside every night without fail.”
Rush, who scored 346 goals in 660 appearances for Liverpool, has now been able to return home after his scare.
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