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Man Revives After Cardiac Arrest, Pens Inspiring Novel

1/4/2026

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In early February 2021, during the UK's third Covid lockdown, a man suffered a cardiac arrest at dinner with his wife Alexa and was clinically dead for 40 minutes before his family and paramedics revived him.
He spent two months in hospital and emerged with a brain injury and visual impairment.
He wrote the novel "This, My Second Life," reflecting on his journey and the peace he found during recovery.

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Story summary

In early February 2021, during the UK's third Covid lockdown, a man suffered a cardiac arrest at dinner with his wife Alexa and was clinically dead for 40 minutes before his family and paramedics revived him.
He spent two months in hospital and emerged with a brain injury and visual impairment.
He wrote the novel "This, My Second Life," reflecting on his journey and the peace he found during recovery.