Overview
- Rush collapsed at home on 11 December with severe breathing problems linked in reports to “superflu” and was taken to the Countess of Chester hospital.
- He spent roughly 48 hours in intensive care and five days in hospital overall, and he is now completing regular breathing exercises.
- He told BBC Sport he feared he would die because he could not breathe, describing a panic attack as his partner, Carol, helped him manage his breathing while awaiting an ambulance.
- Doctors cleared him to fly and he travelled to Dubai to speak at the World Sports Summit, saying medical advice was that the sun would help his recovery.
- Liverpool offered public support and thanked hospital staff, while Rush said the scare has prompted him to put practical arrangements in place for next year.