Overview
- In a detailed post, Martyn said meningitis struck on December 27, 2025 and he was placed in a paralysed, induced coma for eight days.
- He wrote that doctors gave him a 50/50 chance of surviving.
- After waking unable to walk or talk, he regained both within four days and was cleared to return home to continue recovery.
- He thanked Mermaid Waters Ambulance and staff at Gold Coast University Hospital, along with family, friends and supporters.
- Cricket figures sent well-wishes, with Adam Gilchrist earlier calling Martyn’s rapid turnaround a “miracle.”