Redditch man in Snowdon trek after six-week Covid-19 coma

[Northerner]

A man who spent 59 days in intensive care with Covid-19 has climbed Snowdon with his 11-year-old daughter and some NHS workers who treated him.

The climb by Leighton Webster, 43, raised money for Primrose Hospice which supported his family when he was seriously ill last year.

The father-of-three from Redditch was on a ventilator in a coma for six weeks and is recovering from lung damage.

But he said it felt "amazing" to reach the top of Wales' highest peak.

Ahead of Saturday's event, he pledged to take regular rests and pace himself but said doing the trek with his daughter Chloe meant everything to him.

Redditch man in Snowdon trek after six-week Covid-19 coma

Leighton Webster reaches the summit with his daughter, 11, and NHS workers who helped him recover.

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[nonethewiser]

Sheer grit & determination, inspiring article remarkable fella.

 

[mikeyB]

Shows he missed the train up there, unless it’s not running in the pandemic.

I bet he didn’t tell his doctor he was doing it, he would have looked great if his weakened heart had given out. Lunacy. A 6 week coma is like being in outer space for 6 weeks. Your muscles start to waste from day one (including your heart) and your bones lose calcium. In space, you can exercise. You can’t in a coma. It takes months of gradually increasing exercise to get back to normal.

The only thing that impresses me is the stupidity of even trying to do it, I’m afraid. His description of how he needed help rather demonstrates my point.