Jiu Jitsu champ who suffered stroke waited seven hours on ambulance
dailyrecord.co.ukA Jiu-Jitsu champion who suffered a stroke had to be rushed to hospital by his team after they were told an ambulance wouldn't arrive for seven hours.
Gavin ‘ Iggy ‘ Thomas had just returned home after winning two silver medals at a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in Rome when he suddenly fell ill on Monday, November 14.
While training at his local sports club G7 BJJ Academy, the 40-year-old's coach, also called Gavin Thomas, noticed that he "all of a sudden looked drunk" and that his mouth had dropped.As reported by Wales Online, the 43-year-old said: "We got him to a room and the ambulance said it would take them seven hours to get here and the hospital was down the road, so we carried him down the stairs, got him in the car and just got him down there as quick as possible." At the hospital, Gavin, from Clydach Vale, faced further complications and had to be taken into surgery, but was currently stable according to his coach.
He said that Gavin had been suffering from migraines for months but that he was a "soldier" who "just carried on."He added: "Gavin lives alone so it was lucky he was with us at the gym.
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