Rocker Dave Edmunds is critically ill in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest which has left him with brain damage.
The 1970s rock star, 81, is best known for his Christmas number one hit I Hear You Knocking.
He is said to have died before being revived by a nurse at his home in Monmouthshire.
Edmunds’ wife of 40 years shared an emotional update on Facebook, revealing that he had ‘died in my arms while I desperately tried to keep him alive’.
Cici explained in her social media post that their nurse was ‘pumping away really hard performing heavy CPR’ before adding: ‘She shouts out Cici I’m gonna stop, Dave is gone. He is dead Cici.’
However, Cici vowed that she ‘refuse[d] to give in or give up on a miraculous intervention anything to get my husband back alive’.
Recounting the terrifying experience, she continued: ‘I’m still wiping fluid off his body parts, especially his mouth to clear his airways. Every second is vital. So no time for emotions here. But oh boy I’m in shock and extremely ill health end myself as most of you wonder [sic.] kindhearted friends loved ones know.’
She added that she was ‘still in shock’ and believed she had ‘PTSD from the horrific experience’.
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