Cici Edmunds, the wife of 1970s rockstar Dave Edmunds, has issued a health update after the legendary singer-songwriter briefly ‘died in her arms’.
The Welsh guitarist and singer, 81, rose to prominence in the late 60s and early 70s with a run of top 10 singles, including Christmas number one I Hear You Knocking.
Last month, he was left with brain damage after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Monmouthshire – he was revived by a nurse before being transported to hospital.
Cici, Dave’s wife for 40 years, posted an emotional update on Facebook, saying that Dave had ‘died in [her] arms while [she] desperately tried to keep him alive’.
After saying Dave was declared dead at their Wales home, Cici revealed that she ‘refused to give up on a miraculous intervention’ and got him to hospital.
Now she’s shared the wonderful news that, more than two weeks after the traumatic ordeal, Dave has been allowed out of hospital for a home visit after spending a month in care.
She posted on Facebook: ‘Fantastic news about my beloved husband Dave Edmunds of 40 years. He was allowed home on a home visit from the hospital.
‘After his long month stay after suffering a major cardiac arrest and horrifically dying in my arms. As you all kindhearted human souls know, he was resurrected by a miracle and amazing medical team.’
She continued: ‘Myself and my nurse. Amazing news everyone! He did so well on the home visit. He’s allowed to stay here at home if my nurses look after us both.
‘I can’t express my relief and my gratitude to all of you who have left such lovely posts of support and prayers,’ Cici added, before revealing that Dave was breathing on his own, ‘cracking jokes’, and even walking short distances.
While she admitted that there is still a long road to recovery after such a horrific episode, she hoped that Dave would be ‘rocking and rolling’ once again in short order.
The latest statement was considerably more positive than the one Cici posted earlier in August, which made for heartbreaking reading for Dave’s fans.
She had said: ‘I’m still wiping fluid off Dave’s body parts, especially his mouth to clear his airways. Every second is vital. So no time for emotions here.
‘He very clearly has brain damage and severe memory loss etc. And the risk of yet another major cardiac arrest is high. And if that occurs there is no chance for Dave.’
Cici concluded: ‘Dave will have a very long journey ahead of him if he survives. We both have. But knowing that there are kind hearted people such as you all makes this tremendously difficult journey a little easier.’
Edmunds began his musical career in the 1950s, playing alongside his older brother Geoff as a teenager in two groups: the Edmunds Bros Duo, and the Stompers, later called the Heartbeats
Later on in the 50s, he joined a group known as The 99ers before finally fronting his first band, The Raiders, who were a rockabilly trio formed in 1961.
Another band, Love Sculpture – formed by the members of Human Beans, another one of Dave’s previous bands – gave Dave his first chart success with the song Sabre Dance, which impressed BBC Radio 1’s John Peel.
Edmunds’s Christmas hit, I Hear You Knocking, was a solo chart-topper in 1970, after Love Sculpture split, and he had three more top 10 hits across the rest of the 1970s.
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