Ian Rush 'thought he would die' in terrifying 'super flu' health ordeal

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I got up around 2 a.m. 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 9 a.m. 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.

I honestly thought this was it, I was a goner. I’m doing a lot of swimming.

I do special breathing exercises three times a day."I’m chilling out so when I return home next month I will feel back to normal. I’ve had some great messages which have really helped me."Luckily just before all this I had my flu jab.