Johnny Martyn Interview: Fighting his biggest battle to return to the field after two strokes

Johnny Martyn suffered two strokes, but he is still eager to get back on the football field if doctors give him the all-clear...

Johnny Martyn Interview: Fighting his biggest battle to return to the field after two strokes

Oh for fuck’s sake. Not again. When you are a 34-year-old inter-county footballer recognising the symptoms of a stroke, having suffered another 18 months previously and had heart surgery on a small hole in your heart to prevent a recurrence, you are bound to be a tad peeved.

Annoyed is the word Johnny Martyn uses now, with delightful understatement.

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