Freddy White's family were told to say their farewells after he collapsed at his son's football game
A Scots dad has stunned doctors after making a miracle recovery from a near-lethal bout of pneumonia.
Freddy said: "A month ago I was rushed into hospital after collapsing at my son's football game after kicking the ball and falling onto my side. I was rushed in by ambulance and found out I had pneumonia. "All I remember is my partner holding my hand and saying, 'Freddy you need to get through this'. She told me again and again, 'I know you can fight this' as I was drifting in and out of consciousness.
"Within weeks I was sitting up and talking and eventually found the strength to start walking again. I'm still on lots of pain meds but pleased to be at home so I could spend my birthday with my family. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system, and can cause long term issues such as diabetes and osteoporosis. Treatments can ease symptoms but life expectancy is shortened.
"I went to the doctors and it wasn't good news. I lost the sight in my right eye, my lung collapsed as I got vasculitis and my cystic fibrosis flared up for the first time since I was a child.
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