Scott Gold, a 37-year-old from Paisley, Scotland, is home for Christmas after spending 16 weeks in the hospital following a life-threatening accident.
A Scots dad who was left fighting for his life when a night out turned to horror is back home with his family for Christmas after 16 weeks in hospital. Scott Gold from Paisley suffered a fractured skull after being knocked to the ground and striking his head in August - the day after his tenth wedding anniversary.
The 37-year-old then needed six brain operations, spent five weeks in an induced coma in intensive care and then a further nine weeks in rehab learning the basics of life all over again. Scott's wife, Stephanie Gold found out about the nightmare incident at midnight from one of the dad's pals. The 34-year-old said: “All he said was that Scott had suffered a head injury and was on his way to hospital then a police officer came on the phone and I really started to worry. 'I asked, ‘Is he alive?’ and all the officer would say was ‘his fingers are moving so that’s a hopeful sign’. Then I knew it was really bad, so I made sure the kids were OK with my mum and dad and drove straight to the hospital.” Stephanie wasn’t able to see Scott at first, but a consultant came to explain that he had a bleed on the brain and that she should prepare for the worst. “I was completely in shock,” she said, “but also really confused. How can someone go out for a normal night out and end up like this? None of this was his was fault and what if he never got to see his boys again? I had so many questions, but the staff were amazing – in fact, right through Scott’s treatment they always had time for me, to talk me through what was happening.” Dr Calan Mathieson, Consultant Neurosurgeon at NHSGGC, remembers Scott’s case well, and just how serious his situation was. He said: “It really was touch and go for a few weeks, and at the beginning we feared for the worst. “He had suffered a significant skull fracture and his brain had undergone serious trauma. He underwent six brain operations and needed a shunt inserted to ease pressure from fluid build-up on his brain
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