#hospitalisation

#hospitalisation

She was, she says, a block of stone. They were in the neurological ward of a huge hospital on the outskirts of Paris. Travelling on the Metro, the hospital name scribbled on a scrap of paper, it had taken Henderson an hour to find. Roderick looked comfortable when she arrived; he was a good colour, but there was a round red mark in the centre of his forehead and a small tube inside his mouth, attached to something she later learned was breathing for him.

The former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn has been admitted to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis. The 54-year-old is in for the fight of his life, according to the former AFL player Brad Hardie, who revealed Martyn's condition on Tuesday. Let's hope he can pull through because it's really serious, Hardie said on 6PR. Martyn remains in a serious condition after falling ill on Boxing Day and being taken to hospital in Queensland where he was diagnosed with meningitis, according to sources close to the family.

The incident occurred at Quaker Street just off Cork's south inner shortly after 10pm on Monday evening. Minutes after the incident, the man - who is aged in his 40s - collapsed and locals raised the alarm. Gardaí and paramedics were at the scene within minutes. The injured man was rushed to Cork University Hospital (CUH) for treatment for serious injuries. It is understood he remains in a serious condition.