SportBBCFerguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life
Sir Alex Ferguson, nearly 85, has opened up about the terror of his 2018 brain haemorrhage and his emotional return to Old Trafford, ahead of a new book.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson speaks to BBC Breakfast as he approaches his 85th birthday.
Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken publicly about suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2018 and his slow, frightening recovery from emergency surgery.
Ferguson, who won 38 trophies in 26 years at Manchester United, lost his voice after surgery and needed a therapist to help him regain it.
Now approaching 85 and feeling quite good, he has written a new book called Games of My Life covering 21 defining matches of his career.
Ferguson's recovery involved speech therapy exercises like naming birds and animals, which helped him regain his voice after surgery.
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