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| Richard Bacon has said he has given up alcohol after recovering from a mystery illness that resulted in him being put into a medically induced coma. | Richard Bacon has said he has given up alcohol after recovering from a mystery illness that resulted in him being put into a medically induced coma. |
| The former Blue Peter host said he nearly died after falling ill while flying to Britain from the US this month, and was taken off the plane in a wheelchair. | The former Blue Peter host said he nearly died after falling ill while flying to Britain from the US this month, and was taken off the plane in a wheelchair. |
| 'I nearly died': Richard Bacon pays tribute to NHS after health ordeal | |
| Bacon, who has been living in the US, left University hospital Lewisham in south-east London on Thursday accompanied by his wife, Rebecca, and walking with the aid of a frame. | Bacon, who has been living in the US, left University hospital Lewisham in south-east London on Thursday accompanied by his wife, Rebecca, and walking with the aid of a frame. |
| In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live he said: “I’ve decided to really, really embrace health from here on in. I’ve always drunk too much, I’ve always drunk too quickly, so I’m giving up drinking altogether forever as a result of what happened to me. Because if I don’t effect some sort of really, really positive change out of this, then it’s a giant waste of everyone’s time ... So I’m using it to effect positive change. | In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live he said: “I’ve decided to really, really embrace health from here on in. I’ve always drunk too much, I’ve always drunk too quickly, so I’m giving up drinking altogether forever as a result of what happened to me. Because if I don’t effect some sort of really, really positive change out of this, then it’s a giant waste of everyone’s time ... So I’m using it to effect positive change. |
| “It’s something I’ve been thinking about anyway. I want to do something different, I want to look back in 10, 20 years and think: ‘This was the moment I changed my life.’” | “It’s something I’ve been thinking about anyway. I want to do something different, I want to look back in 10, 20 years and think: ‘This was the moment I changed my life.’” |
| Bacon said he and his wife were having therapy to deal with the situation, saying: “We’re both big believers in therapy. We live in a town in which people believe in therapy in Los Angeles. The next stage for me is about dealing with the psychological scars.” | Bacon said he and his wife were having therapy to deal with the situation, saying: “We’re both big believers in therapy. We live in a town in which people believe in therapy in Los Angeles. The next stage for me is about dealing with the psychological scars.” |
| The presenter previously revealed he had not sought immediate medical attention for his symptoms because he thought he had been leading what he described as “the most healthy year of my life”. | The presenter previously revealed he had not sought immediate medical attention for his symptoms because he thought he had been leading what he described as “the most healthy year of my life”. |
| Bacon said in an interview on Radio 4’s Broadcasting House that he had visited the gym twice a day in LA. | Bacon said in an interview on Radio 4’s Broadcasting House that he had visited the gym twice a day in LA. |
| He told how he began feeling unwell during the flight, saying: “I started to feel very, very cold and slightly hallucinogenic ... I felt like I was sitting in a field in winter and I was rocking back and forth. I was in such a state when we landed after 10 hours that they had to get me off the plane in a wheelchair. | He told how he began feeling unwell during the flight, saying: “I started to feel very, very cold and slightly hallucinogenic ... I felt like I was sitting in a field in winter and I was rocking back and forth. I was in such a state when we landed after 10 hours that they had to get me off the plane in a wheelchair. |
| “This is where being in good shape worked against me. I think because I knew I had worked hard this year I thought, ‘I’ll be all right’, so I didn’t go straight to A&E, which was a mistake. | “This is where being in good shape worked against me. I think because I knew I had worked hard this year I thought, ‘I’ll be all right’, so I didn’t go straight to A&E, which was a mistake. |
| “I was short of breath and what I should have done, and what I would urge anyone to do if ever short of breath through reasons they can’t ascertain, is you go straight to A&E. The next morning I went to A&E and even then I didn’t treat it very urgently. I just did a walk-in.” | “I was short of breath and what I should have done, and what I would urge anyone to do if ever short of breath through reasons they can’t ascertain, is you go straight to A&E. The next morning I went to A&E and even then I didn’t treat it very urgently. I just did a walk-in.” |
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