Irish rugby ace Simon Best has revealed how he suffered a panic attack when
he thought he would never be able to speak again.
The 29-year-old Co Armagh man - who was rushed to hospital in France with a
mystery illness during the World Cup - also admitted he has genuine fears
for his future in rugby, and that it would be %26quot;a massive shock%26quot; if
he had to retire from the game.
In his first major newspaper interview since the disturbing incident, the
former Ulster captain described his anxiety as French doctors attempted to
diagnose what was wrong him.
%26quot;I ended up having a panic attack inside the MRI scanner,%26quot; the
powerful Ireland prop forward told the Belfast Telegraph.
%26quot;When I came out my speech was gone. I couldn’t say what I wanted to
say.
%26quot;I tried to ask for a glass of water, but something else came out.
Nobody could understand a word I was saying.
%26quot;It was very worrying, very frustrating, not knowing what was up - and
if the speech would ever come back.%26quot;
Ironically, Best - along with the rest of the Irish squad - was on a day off
when he suffered the distressing attack nearly three weeks ago.
And despite rigorous tests - including an angiogram and CT - the
international front row forward said that its cause remains a mystery to
this day.
%26quot;I still don’t know what is really wrong with me,%26quot; he admitted.
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