‘I am lucky to be alive; wife’s quick thinking saved me’ – Geoffrey Boycott after returning from hospital

Geoffrey Boycott. (Photo Source: Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott recently underwent surgery for throat cancer. Soon after that, the 83-year-old was admitted to the hospital again as he was suffering from pneumonia. Speaking about that, Boycott recently revealed that his wife made a prompt decision to take him to the hospital, which saved his life.

He stated that the oxygen level dropped to 35 and his wife Rachael called an ambulance immediately. Boycott thanked her for the prompt action and also expressed gratitude to all the well-wishers who have poured in messages and support.

“Thank you to everyone who sent messages of goodwill and support. I am home now after leaving hospital late on Thursday and I feel lucky to be alive. I am still here because of the quick thinking of my wife Rachael. She recognised I had taken a turn for the worse in my recovery from surgery for throat cancer,” Boycott wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

“I was recuperating at home from the operation and felt pretty good at first but overnight I became delirious, was not talking properly and looked awful. We had a pulse oximeter at home which she put on my finger and it recorded my blood oxygen level at 35 per cent. That is when she knew there was a major problem and called an ambulance. It has knocked hell out of me and if Rachael had not acted so quickly I am pretty sure I would not have made it,” he added.

Boycott was on antibiotics In the hospital and was fed through a tube connected to his nose. The Yorkshire-born thanked the doctors and nurses of the hospital and lauded their dedication. He explained that feeding through the nose helped his throat heal and now he is aiming to get back and go to his garden to feel the fresh air. 

“Now I just need to get my strength back, and slowly get out and about around the house and in the garden. I want to get some fresh air in my lungs. I will be coughing up stuff for a while yet but hopefully, the air outside will help the healing process,” he mentioned.