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Damien Martyn Leaves Hospital, Begins Home Recovery After Meningitis

Paramedics' rapid response is being credited with a major turnaround.

Overview

  • Adam Gilchrist told viewers during Day 5 of the SCG Test that the 54-year-old has been discharged and is recuperating at home.
  • Martyn was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital on December 27 with meningitis and was placed in an induced coma in intensive care.
  • He woke last week and was able to talk, paving the way for his step-down from ICU and subsequent release.
  • Gilchrist relayed medical staff's praise for ambulance officers whose early treatment "nipped the infection in the bud."
  • His family expressed gratitude to supporters and clinicians and asked for privacy as he faces a lengthy recovery.