Chris Cairns on life support in Sydney

[K]

Reported by several media now.

Said to have been an aortic dissection.

[Donny]

"New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns is off life support and is recovering in a Sydney hospital after undergoing emergency heart surgery.

Cairns reportedly suffered an aortic dissection - a tear in the body's main artery - and required a pair of operations.

After initially having surgery in Canberra, where he resides with his family, Cairns was then transferred to St Vincent's hospital in Sydney for another procedure."

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/more-sports/cairns-off-life-support-after-successful-surgery/ar-AANwU4Q?ocid=msedgntp

[Donny]

Good news.

[K]

Media have been reporting that his legs are paralysed.

e.g.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-cairns-paralysed-after-suffering-stroke-during-heart-surgery-20210827-p58mkg.html

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chris-cairns-paralysed-after-stroke-during-heart-surgery-1274905

[K]

'Cairns, 51, shared a video message on social media...

“Just over six weeks ago, I suffered a type A aortic dissection, which essentially means there’s a tear in one of the major arteries of the heart,” began Cairns, in his first post on Twitter in seven years.

“I had several surgeries and grafts and very thankfully the specialists were able to save the heart itself.

“One of the complications that arose was a spinal stroke which in itself will provide me with possibly the greatest challenge I’ve ever faced in rehab going forward.
...

“I’ll keep posting to keep you along on the journey as it goes, but please, thank you so much and much love to everybody.”'