{"id":13185,"date":"2026-01-17T10:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:47:11","slug":"damien-martyn-declares-im-back-after-leaving-hospital-following-meningitis-australia-cricket-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13185","title":{"rendered":"Damien Martyn declares \u2018I\u2019m back!\u2019 after leaving hospital following meningitis | Australia cricket team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Damien Martyn has declared he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.<\/p>\n

In a heartfelt post<\/a> on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit until he woke eight days later.<\/p>\n

Martyn revealed he had been unable to walk or talk after coming out of the coma, but, \u201cwith the doctors in disbelief\u201d, spoke and moved just four days later.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy life was taken out of my hands\u2026when meningitis took over my brain, and unbeknownst to me I was placed into a paralysed coma for eight days to help me fight this awful disease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter being given a 50\/50 chance of surviving, I came out of the induced coma 8 days later\u2026not able to walk or talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis experience has reminded me of how fragile life is, how quickly everything can change + how precious time is! Bring on 2026 \u2026I\u2019m back!\u201d<\/p>\n

He also thanked those who helped him during his hospital stay. \u201cA BIG thank you to ALL my family, friends and so many other people who have reached out to me,\u201d Martyn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many wonderful people in this world \u2026 from paramedics (at Mermaid Waters Ambulance), doctors + nurses (at Gold Coast University Hospital) \u2026 to family, friends and people I didn\u2019t even know.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I met all these fantastic people in the past three weeks, or they reached out to me through messages of love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Darwin-born Martyn earned a Test debut at 21, replacing Dean Jones in the 1992-93 home series against West Indies, and was Western Australia\u2019s captain at 23.<\/p>\n

His high score in Tests of 165 came against New Zealand in 2005, one of 13 centuries Martyn made in the baggy green. He averaged 46.37.<\/p>\n

He also played 208 one-day internationals, averaging 40.8 and scoring an unbeaten 88 as Australia defeated India in the final of the 2003 World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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