Appologies for the long silence. How life can turn quickly. At the Carta Rally in Morocco earlier in the year I really struggled towards the end of the race and blamed it on the diagnised osteoarthritis and just getting old. The final 2 days I was really off the pace and it was a real push just to finish and get that 3rd place on the podium. At one point I had crashed off the back of a dune and just didnt have the strength to pick up the bike. I was out of breath and just feeling sick constantly. Nothing made sense at all.
Got home and started feeling very rough but didn't take much notice of it. Had a few more of these episodes and finally I got admitted to hospital and it was discovered that I was having a heart attack! Ended up in Exeter hospital where we tried for stents but during the operation they found multiple issues and it was decided that a triple bypass was needed. So here I am many months later in a very unexpected situation and in intensive care after having the surgery. They tell me it went well. I feel terrible.
Should be home in the next 3 to 4 days. They don't want you hanging around and to be fair that's fine with me. They tell me that I have unknowingly been unwell for some time which does answer a few questions. They also tell me I will fully recover in the next 12 months and I'll be back to full health and basically be stronger than ever. Looking forward to that.
