Mr Watkins was being treated in Carmarthen after returning to Wales, but was then transferred to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. “As a family we’d like to thank each and every one of you for your kindness and support during this heart-breaking time in our lives,” Mr Watkins’ family said in a statement upon his return. “Chris has been transferred from hospital in Carmarthen to the Royal Gwent. “Initially the prognosis for Chris was devastating but, he is doing well he can move both arms and feet. His tracheostomy has been removed after showing he could breathe on his own which has defied all the odds.
Updated: 25 Dec 2020, 18:11
A GRANDAD who feared he would never walk again after breaking his neck in a freak pool accident is finally home for Christmas - after asking his family: Bring me a pizza and a Stella”.
Chris Watkins, 43, from Pontypool in South Wales, was on a lads’ trip in Tenerife when he dived into a pool and injured himself.
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Dad-of-two Chris was in an induced coma but has made an incredible recoveryCredit: Supplied
Pals initially thought he was joking but the groundsman ended up in an induced coma in a Spanish hospital after screaming I ve broken my neck, I can t feel anything, help me .