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Paul Gascoigne thought he was about to die after a nasty fall over the festive period left him with six broken ribs and punctured lungs. The football legend, known as Gazza, told a documentary crew he could “see my dad in the clouds” as medics rushed to save him.
Gazza’s Scary Accident at Home
The 57-year-old was hanging something up at his home when he slipped and fell backwards, suffering serious injuries. Taken to the hospital, the pain and complications struck fear into Gazza’s heart – despite having survived 38 previous operations.
“I was saying, ‘please get the surgeon.’ I was crying my eyes out!” he revealed to Clutch 9 documentary makers. “I go to the hospital and I’m in agony obviously and they give me some pain relief. I just felt my neck getting bigger. I got the surgeon in quickly because I was panicking.”
He added, “I’ve had 38 operations so this normally doesn’t bother me, but this time I was really s******g myself.”
Another Health Scare in the Last 12 Months
This fall marks Gascoigne’s second major health scare in less than a year. In July, he was found semi-conscious at his Dorset home and rushed to intensive care. He was later stabilised in an acute medical unit.
