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My Abbots has been following the progress of Pete Nash over the last six months, as he battles to recover from life saving surgery on his brain. We are very pleased to report that the operations have been a great success, whilst also being a very stressful time for the Nash family - wife Julia, and sons Pete, Lewis and Benn. On the 10th May, Pete had a major operation which had a 20% chance of him not pulling through. Julia, his three sons, and his Mum and Dad, all made the journey up to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol to support Pete all the way. The intense life saving surgery lasted an astonishing 12 hours, with Julia wanting to be by the theatre for when Pete came out. At the 11th hour, she stood in the corridor by the operating room waiting for any news on Pete’s condition. After pacing the floor for the 100th time, Julia saw a bed being rushed out from the theatre with nurses either side of it. It was Pete. Fearing the worst, and receiving no news as to how her husband was, Julia dropped to her knees in despair sobbing, unable to comprehend life without her brave husband. Moments later,. Pete’s surgeon, Mr Porter, appeared open armed with good news for Julia. The operation had been uneventful and a great success. He had not gone into an expected coma, and he was going to be fine. Julia’s tears of anguish soon turned to tears of joy and relief. Six months of surgery had come to an end, and Pete was going to live. Although Pete is over the worst of his ordeal, the turmoil for the Nash family will sadly continue. The family are still in dispute with Dacorum Primary Care Trust for their unwillingness to fund Pete’s surgery. So far the family have had to pay for his care through money raised via the ‘Pete Nash Fund’.

My Abbots has long been a supporter of Pete, and feel that the way he has been treated is nothing short of disgraceful. The PCT refused to cough up because it felt the surgery was too ‘risky‘? Well he has proved that with the will to live and the ability to fight, you can overcome the odds. Not only have the Nash’s got a fight on their hands with the PCT, but they also have issues with insurance company Norwich Union. They have declined to pay out through their Critical Illness Policy that the family have been paying into for a number of years. One of the reasons that they refused to pay up was that it could not be proved that Pete had suffered any haemorrhaging of the brain. It has now been confirmed that Pete did in fact suffer haemorrhaging during the period of his illness, and medical proof will be provided to highlight this. Pete will now be off work for 12 months, and will also not be able to drive for the same period. He is however, looking ahead instead of dwelling on his horrific ordeal. He intends to start light training again soon, and is aiming to take part in the Abbots Tough 10 this October. He has also already been accepted onto next year’s London Marathon. Let’s hope that this brave family’s nightmare will soon come to an end. The legal battles are simply stretching out what has already been over two years of sheer hell. My Abbots wishes the whole family our very best wishes, and looks forward to seeing Pete up and about after making a full recovery,

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