Dad found dead after 'crippling fear' of hospitals put him off seeing doctor

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Dad found dead after 'crippling fear' of hospitals put him off seeing doctor
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'If Paul had gone to hospital last week, he might still be here now.’

Paul Macintosh, 36, suffered two unexplained fits at home in Livingstone towards the end of last month. He died on March 1 A dad was found dead at home by his mum after putting off getting help because of a ‘crippling fear’ of hospitals. Paul Macintosh, 36, suffered two unexplained fits at home in Livingstone towards the end of last month. He died on March 1. His mum Suzanne, 55, described finding him writhing on the floor with his head banging against a chest of drawers after the first episode.

‘He seemed fine on the night he died and the last time I saw him, at around 8pm, he was asking if I wanted a coffee. But when I walked into his room at 7.40am to wake him up, and he was lying on the floor dead. ‘It’s hard to believe that just last week, I was moaning at him for raiding my fridge all the time, but now he’s gone I do anything to have him back here with me, winding me up.

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