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‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis

todayJanuary 17, 2026

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  • Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’

  • Spent eight days in induced coma

Damien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.

In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit until he woke eight days later.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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