‘Miracle’ as Mark takes big step

FERMANAGH’S Mark McGovern has defied the odds by walking just weeks after awakening from a coma.

There were fears the 23-year-old from Belcoo would never walk again after suffering a devastating brain injury during a San Francisco SFC match in June. He began therapy just six weeks ago after spending five weeks in a coma and his physical therapist Loren Hollander — who is attached to California’s Laguna Honda Hospital — has described his recovery as a “miracle”.

“In my 20 years working at this I don’t think I have ever seen a recovery quite like Mark’s,” she said.