Falkirk Herald gardening guru suffers serious heart attack

Polmont’s Sandy Simpson, who went through COVID-19 scare earlier in the year, gave details of his ordeal in his Sandy’s Garden column.

He said: “In simple, old-fashioned language, I have had a serious heart attack. Two weeks ago, returning to our back door after placing some rubbish in a waste bin a gust of wind literally took my breath away.

“I had been having breathing problems throughout the summer and autumn and was attending an out-patients’ clinic in the Cardiology Department of the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert.

“The shock of suddenly being unable to draw breath is an experience I would not wish on anyone."

Sandy was rushed to intensive care and cannot recall much of what followed.

However, he is sure of one thing – the staff saved his life that day.

“What is crystal clear in my mind is I was very well cared for. The entire alphabet of staff, from Alec to Zoe, who stuck needles into me to ascertain what was going on in there.

“Everyone was kindness personified, doing everything in their power to aid my recovery, a process which required 12 days of intensive care before I was judged well enough to be allowed home.

“I must take better care of my heart than I have done in the past. I owe it to myself and to a lot of people who rescued me.”

For more deatils read Sandy’s column which publishes online at 3.15pm today.