Former England full-back recovering in CanadaPearce praises Virgin Atlantic crew after emergency
The former England and Nottingham Forest defender Stuart Pearce says he feels “brilliant in myself” as he recovers from his recent health scare. Pearce spent five days in a Canadian hospital after experiencing chest pains on a flight from the United States.
The 62-year-old’s flight from Las Vegas to Heathrow was diverted to St John’s in Canada, from where he is arranging transport home. Speaking to TalkSport on Tuesday, Pearce said: “I just got a virus, I had a virus that just sort of attached itself to my heart that just needed clearing, rebooting and going through the process, I think.
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