Summary
His legs turned black. His organs shut down. Doctors wanted to amputate. In an astonishing interview, Michael Winner tells of his epic struggle with a deadly virus and how his glorious bloody- mindedness and Pounds 750,000 of his own money (despite those ads he had no insurance) kept him with us
IT WAS a plate of oysters that did it but Michael Winner would only find out ten weeks later and after 11 lifesaving operations that it was his favourite seafood that had nearly killed him.See the full content of this document
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Calm Down Dear, I'm Not Dead Yet
Last December the director was enjoying his traditional Christmas break at the exclusive Sandy Lane hotel in Barbados.
As much a fixture of the festive season as the Queen's TV broadcast, the three-week holiday costs Pounds 90,000 and involves a never-ending round of sunbathing and socialising with his celebrity friends Simon Cowell and TopShop billionaire Philip Green.This time, however, was different. On New Year's Eve, Michael began shaking uncontrollably. Three days later his left leg was covered in giant black blood blisters from thigh to ankle. Four days after that, he was in an air ambulance on the brink of death being flown home.After landing at Luton airport Michael was rushed to the private London Clinic in Harley Street, where he has remained ever since.During that time no one has been allowed to see him except his doctors, his assistants and his partner, Geraldine Lynton-Edwards.Even his friends did not know what was wrong with Michae...See the full content of this document
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