Hollie MacPhee was told to say her goodbyes ten days before she married
TEN days before he was due to walk her down the aisle, Hollie MacPhee’s dad had five cardiac arrests and almost died. His only daughter went from planning her wedding day to believing she would have to plan his funeral.
“All the stars aligned for him. Everyone was where they needed to be. His boss phoned an ambulance and went to the nearest house to ask for help. The woman who answered the door was a nurse.” They explained that Marcus’s heart had arrested five times. He was in intensive care with machines helping his heart and breathing. They had considered a transplant. If he got through the night there was the chance of neurological damage. His legs may need to be amputated.
Hollie agonised over whether or not to go ahead with the wedding. It was too late to move the ceremony at the hospital. And Marcus, despite being in intensive care and on morphine to manage his pain, thought he would still be heading north for the ceremony. Marcus said: "All I wanted to do was save my energy and get out of hospital so I wouldn’t miss Hollie’s wedding, and I think that is basically what saved me, but it got to the point where the surgeons said if you leave here, you will probably die.
"The surgeons nicknamed me miracle man and later told me they thought I had a 15% chance of living, so I know I shouldn’t really be here." Hollie said: “If it wasn’t for BHF and the research they do, my dad wouldn’t be here. His life would have ended on that operating table. It’s the hours of research, all the funding and how well people are trained that mean he’s still alive.“I’m not a runner but I feel I have a purpose now. It’s not enjoyable when I’m knackered but it’s such an important thing to run for.
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