A family has urged others to stay positive after their granddad defied the odds and survived coronavirus whilst recovering from two heart attacks and multiple strokes.
Pensioner Tam Dempsey has spent the last six months in and out of hospital, battling heart attacks, a quadruple bypass, severe haemorrhaging and multiple strokes.
The 75-year-old was diagnosed with coronavirus on March 18 and his family got ready to say their final goodbyes, reports the Daily Record.
But ‘warrior’ Tam bounced back once again and was told he had beaten the virus last week. His daughter Louise, 48, said: “There were many times when we thought we'd lose him but he just kept fighting." “My dad is an absolute warrior.” Tam, who lives in Linwood, Scotland, was