The value of life
Being back in the gym may have
been a welcome return for Leroy,
but nothing could prepare him for
the shock he was about to endure.
“My wife Mandy was commuting
into London when she stepped off
the train and immediately felt
unwell,” Leroy says. “It turned out
she was having a brain haemor-
rhage and was rushed into hospital
where she stayed for 4 weeks. It hit
me really hard. I didn’t know at the
time how this would affect her
long-term and what complications
she may be left with. I travelled
from Birmingham to London every
day to visit.
“The worry and stress of this and
what may happen was more intense
than anything I’d ever felt before.
Luckily, Mandy returned home
having fully recovered, but the
process really did take its toll on me.
I was walking to work one morning
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