Damien Martyn back home from hospital, says ‘this experience has reminded me of how fragile life is’

Martyn was taken ill on Boxing Day and was put in an induced coma soon after. While it didn’t look good at the time, on January 4, close friend and former team-mate Adam Gilchrist spoke of “an unbelievable turn of events in the last 48 hours” – doctors were ready to move Martyn out of intensive care after a turnaround for the better. “He has responded extraordinarily well since coming out of the coma to the point where his family feels it’s like some sort of miracle,” Gilchrist said. “It has been so positive that they’re hopeful he will be able to move out of the ICU into another part of the hospital, which is representative of what a great recovery it’s been and how quickly it has flipped around. He’s in good spirits and overwhelmed by the support. There is still some treatment and monitoring to go but it’s looking positive.”