A Hibs fan who nearly died after having a stroke has fulfilled his dream of interviewing top players.
Darren Thomson, 24, was rushed to hospital in June 2017 when he developed a painful headache and lost feeling in the left side of his body.
Medics at Edinburgh Western General found he had a blood clot the size of a 10p coin which caused a bleed on his brain.
After four months of being unable to speak, he said, “Hearts are s**t” and has gone “from strength to strength”, despite being in a wheelchair.
Darren has a YouTube channel with 1000 followers and has interviewed Hibs players Darren McGregor and Lewis Stevenson.
He hopes to one day be able to quiz Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.
Darren said: “I’d like to interview as many footballers and managers as possible.
"I’d love to interview John McGinn because he’s an ex-Hibs player and Steven Gerrard because he played for Liverpool.
“Last year I did match reactions and interviews with players.
"I was going to interview more Hibs players but then Covid hit. If you believe in a dream you’ll achieve it.
“Doctors didn’t think I’d have come as far but I proved them wrong. They also told my dad I might never talk again but my first words were ‘Hearts are s**t’. If I didn’t have my dad I wouldn’t be so positive.”
His dad, Phil, 57, gave up his job to be Darren’s full-time carer at home in Galashiels, in the Borders.
Phil said: “Darren’s recovery has been going well. He’s been coming on leaps and bounds.”
