Splinter in carpenter's hand made him go blind and almost killed him

A carpenter suffered a life-threatening stroke, blindness, sepsis and pneumonia – after a wood splinter in his hand got infected. Sounds terrifying, right? Here's what we know 👇

Dave Parkyn, pictured with mother Jackie, is blind in his right eye and partially sighted in his left

Dave Parkyn was left blind in his right eye, partially sighted in his left and physically disabled after the stroke at the age of just 28. The splinter had festered, leading to bacterial meningitis and the infection rampaged through his body causing massive and severe strokes.

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