Back in 2004, at the age of 35, I was admitted to Leeds General Infirmary, having suffered a brain haemorrhage, septicaemia and what later transpired to be an aneurism on a blood vessel in the brain. The prognosis for recovery from it did not look good. The neurosurgeons at the LGI said that there was nothing they could do to cap the aneurism because of its positioning in the brain. One Friday evening, sat in my bed in hospital, Sue Adams and her husband David came in to hospital to see me. At that time, Sue was my sister’s Mother In Law. It was a meeting that I will never forget and it was a moment that changed the rest of my life. I explained my situation to Sue and David, that the doctors couldn’t do anything for me. Sue then said, that she and David had a relative who was a neurosurgeon in The Walton Centre in Liverpool. Maybe he could have a look at it and see whether they could help. It seemed such a long shot, and I remember thinking “bless her! What a lovely thing to do for someone she hardly knows.” She wrote down what the doctors had told me what my diagnosis was, and said that her and David would speak to their relative in Liverpool and see what could be done. I told the neurosurgeon in Leeds what had been discussed. He said that it was unlikely that Liverpool would be able to do anything. He thought if anyone could do something, it might be Manchester, but that the waiting list was so long there, that it was unlikely that I would get treatment in time. What then happened was what I consider nothing short of a miracle. The scans were sent over from Leeds to Liverpool, and in a very short time, Liverpool had been in touch with Leeds, whom, it seemed were very excited about my condition. It transpired that a German neurosurgeon based at Liverpool had been researching and working for fifteen years on a method of capping exactly the type of aneurism that I had, and he had been looking for a patient of around my age, with my symptoms to try the procedure for years. So it was, after that fateful visit from Sue Adams, that I was transferred to the Walton Centre, and I underwent a procedure to cap the aneurism in a way that made medical history. It was a success, and it was down to that moment when it seemed that all was lost, that I am here to tell the tale here and now. Thank you Sue Adams. I will never forget what you did for me, and I will forever be grateful for your divine intervention, which means that I am still here today. God Bless you, and may you rest in peace. Jim Ogden X

My love and sincere condolences to you and all the family, with much love and prayers, Nikki

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