Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said that the road ahead is long, but feels grateful to be here. This is the first time Cairns has spoken after paralysis in his legs due to a stroke in his spine following an emergency heart surgery in Sydney.
In the minute-long video message on Twitter, he thanked the surgeons, doctors, nurses and specialists who looked after him in Canberra and Sydney. The caption of the video was, "It's been a big 6 wks. On 4th August I suffered a Type A aortic dissection, a rare but serious condition. I required emergency surgery and from there a range of complications ensued and I ended up suffering a spinal stroke. A long road ahead, but I'm grateful to be here."
"Hi everybody. Just over six weeks ago, I suffered a type A aortic dissection, which essentially means there's a tear in one of the major arteries of the heart. I had several surgeries and grafts and very thankfully the specialists were able to save the heart itself," said Cairns in a post on the social media platform after seven years.
