Bluebirds captain in hospital
CARDIFF CITY captain Sean Morrison came within just 45 minutes of losing his life in a frantic dash to hospital last Monday night.
Morrison was only saved by the quick thinking of his wife Stacey and the club’s doctor Len Nokes after he initially refused to seek medical attention for a pain in his stomach.
Stacey insisted calling the medic herself and when Morrison explained how the pain had shifted from the middle of his stomach to the lower righthand side, Dr Nokes immediately diagnosed the potential for acute appendicitis.
He ordered Stacey to take Morrison, 28, to accident and emergency without delay.
There, the player was rushed straight into surgery where it was discovered Morrison’s appendix had already burst – a life-threatening problem as toxins are released into other parts of the body.
Doctors opened him up to remove his appendix and clean out the damage and after a couple of days’ of intensive antibiotics he was given the all-clear and released home.
However, staff at the hospital warned that if Morrison had arrived just 45 minutes later it may have been too late.
It will now be at least six weeks before Morrison can resume training as Cardiff battle to avoid the drop.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock this week deliberately kept the news under wraps because he did not want it to overshadow preparations for yesterday’s 3-0 loss to Newcastle.
Before the game against Newcastle, Morrison had played in all 22 of Cardiff’s Premier League games.
Morrison will now miss at least six games before he is fit enough to play.
In the press conference ahead of the game yesterday, Warnock continued to disguise the severity of Morrison’s condition.
“He had a procedure on Monday,” he confirmed.