When Adam Myers was hit by a stabbing sensation one afternoon while working in a garage, he immediately knew something was wrong.
The 29-year-old had been suffering from shortness of breath and back ache for a while but decided to visit hospital once the sharp pains started.
The mechanic, from Didsbury, was accompanied by his partner Hayley Legge, who works as a senior healthcare assistant at The Christie hospital. READ MORE: 'Our healthy little boy complained of a headache - now he may never walk or talk again' While being checked over, Hayley noticed his blood pressure levels were alarmingly high and Adam was struggling to breathe.
Test results showed his lungs were so filled with blood clots he was close to death, leading medics to believe he had Covid.
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