After eating a chicken curry, a father was left fighting for his life in a coma for couple of days

News24xx.com -  A father in the UK named David Braham, 40, was left fighting for his life in a coma a couple of days after eating a chicken curry. 

Before, Mr Braham became unwell after food poisoning while watching his son play rugby. At that time, David picked up the meal from a roadside cafe while watching his seven-year-old son play rugby at Liberty Stadium in Swansea in April. 

Then, he felt poorly.

He thought it was just a ‘dodgy stomach’ but his condition deteriorated and he was rushed to the Princess Wales Hospital four days later on April 10 2018.

In hospital, doctors discovered he had been suffering from campylobacter, the most common cause of food poisoning. The food poisoning unexpectedly brought on a rare autoimmune disorder called Guillian-Barré Syndrome.

Guillian-Barré Syndrome is a syndrome was triggered by the food poisoning and began to attack David’s nerve functions. 

David was left paralysed from the face down, unable to talk and breath while on a ventilator for four months. 

He was woken out of the coma in May and began the long and slow road to recovery. In September, he began daily physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and weekly aquatherapy sessions.

He then took his first steps in early November. He was able to visit home and spend time with his children for the first time on December 8. David will has dinner on Christmas Day and surrounded by his loved ones. 

 

 

 

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