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| Man hands £3,000 to John Radcliffe Hospital after family saved | Man hands £3,000 to John Radcliffe Hospital after family saved |
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| A man is set to hand over a £3,000 cheque to an Oxford hospital to thank staff for saving the lives of his girlfriend and their newborn daughter. | A man is set to hand over a £3,000 cheque to an Oxford hospital to thank staff for saving the lives of his girlfriend and their newborn daughter. |
| Kevin Smees' partner Nicola Lansdown collapsed at home with a brain tumour while heavily pregnant in May. | Kevin Smees' partner Nicola Lansdown collapsed at home with a brain tumour while heavily pregnant in May. |
| Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital performed an emergency Caesarean, and Ms Lansdown was put in an induced coma. | Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital performed an emergency Caesarean, and Ms Lansdown was put in an induced coma. |
| Afterwards Mr Smees, 38, from Aylesbury, began fundraising. "I can't thank them enough," he said. | Afterwards Mr Smees, 38, from Aylesbury, began fundraising. "I can't thank them enough," he said. |
| "I owe them everything." | "I owe them everything." |
| Ms Lansdown, also 38, collapsed with a bleed on the brain, two days before she was due to have an induced labour. | |
| After their daughter Lexi was born, Ms Lansdown spent two days in a neurological ward before being placed in an induced coma for four weeks. | After their daughter Lexi was born, Ms Lansdown spent two days in a neurological ward before being placed in an induced coma for four weeks. |
| She can now say up to 100 words, has some feeling in her right side and is due to start rehabilitation in a week. | She can now say up to 100 words, has some feeling in her right side and is due to start rehabilitation in a week. |
| 'Absolute miracle' | 'Absolute miracle' |
| Speaking about the staff at the John Radcliffe, Mr Smees said: "I can't stop thinking how great these people are... they really know their stuff, so I feel I just want to give something back. | Speaking about the staff at the John Radcliffe, Mr Smees said: "I can't stop thinking how great these people are... they really know their stuff, so I feel I just want to give something back. |
| "What they did over there was absolutely amazing. | "What they did over there was absolutely amazing. |
| "I thought if I could get £500 I'd be happy but the generosity of friends, family and some people completely anonymous... it just shows what kind people there are out there. | "I thought if I could get £500 I'd be happy but the generosity of friends, family and some people completely anonymous... it just shows what kind people there are out there. |
| "I'm amazed really. I'm very shocked and stunned and very appreciative of everything that people have done." | "I'm amazed really. I'm very shocked and stunned and very appreciative of everything that people have done." |
| He described Lexi as a "very good little girl". | He described Lexi as a "very good little girl". |
| "She's had the odd moment like babies do, but in general I can't complain at all," he said. | "She's had the odd moment like babies do, but in general I can't complain at all," he said. |
| "From what was a bad situation... to where Nicola is today, it's an absolute miracle. That's the only way I can describe it." | "From what was a bad situation... to where Nicola is today, it's an absolute miracle. That's the only way I can describe it." |