Hibs fan’s first words in four months after suffering severe stroke were ‘Hearts are s**t’
Darren Thomson, 22, had his Jambo-daft nurses in stitches with his hilarious comment - the first thing he had said this year
A HIBS fan’s first words in four months after he suffered a severe stroke were “Hearts are sh*t”.
Darren Thomson, 22, left Jambo-supporting medics in stitches by piping up suddenly when he overheard them talking about the team.
He said of his hospital banter: “It’s hard to put into words what it’s like not being able to speak.
“It just came to me. I was so happy that I spoke out and everyone laughed.
"It felt so good to just hear my own voice again.”
Dad Phil, 55, added: “Most of the nurses were Hearts fans. We couldn’t believe it, I just laughed.”
Darren, of Galashiels, Selkirkshire, was watching YouTube videos last June when he was struck down by a blinding headache and lost feeling in one side of his body.
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Tests at Borders General Hospital revealed a blood clot on his brain.
He was put on life support at Edinburgh’s Western General and had a series of operations, but was left unable to speak by brain damage.
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Darren needs 24/7 care but stays positive thanks to his dad’s support.
He added: “He’s been unreal. If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be here today.
“I thank him so much for everything he has done”.
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