Scots footballer desperate to battle back to health after devastating illnesses threaten career
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots footballer was delighted to see the back of 2022 after two catastrophic illnesses affected his mobility and could mean he never plays the sport again.
Ex-Kilmarnock midfielder Will Graham, 23, was playing for Hurlford United in a friendly match in July when he collapsed with a burst brain aneurysm.Medics didn’t think he would survive and Will had accepted he was going to die as he felt everything drain out of his body as the bleed intensified.
But he defied the odds and a few months ago told the Daily Record he was battling back to fitness and just six weeks after his aneurysm he had begun to jog again - even though he still had no feeling down his left hand side.However, just days after speaking about his progress Will had a massive seizure in his father’s car as they drove from Oban, where the family now live, to Kilmarnock.Will said: “I was just having a random chat with my dad and without any warning signs whatsoever I just started having a seizure.
My dad said it lasted around 40-45 minutes which was super long.“He said I became quite aggressive and started punching myself in the face while he was driving, so hard that I dislocated by own jaw.
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