Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain reveals he suffered stroke that left him paralysed on one side
nme.comIron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has said he had a stroke earlier this year, which left him paralysed on his right side and made him fear for his career.McBrain suffered a TIA – commonly known as a mini-stroke – back in January, which left him paralysed on his right side from his shoulder down.“Of course I was very worried that my career was over but with the love and support from my wife, Rebecca and family, my doctors, especially Julie my OT [occupational therapist], and my Maiden family I was able to bounce back to somewhere near 70% recovered,” he told fans in a video message.After 10 weeks of “intensive therapy”, McBrain was ready to start rehearsals in May with the rest of Iron Maiden ahead of their recent ‘The Future Past’ tour.McBrain said he wanted to focus on performing before he imparted any news on his health to fans.“I feel it’s important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness,” he said. “I’m not there yet but by the grace of God I’m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.“Thank you all for a most wonderful and magical tour so far, you have all been so amazing.”A message from Nicko:Hello Boys and Girls,I hope this message finds you all well!The reason I'm writing to you all today is to let you know of a very serious health problem that I have been through.
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