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"I thought they were just saying it to make me feel better, but it is a wonderful feeling actually that people had missed me. I owe them my life and I shall be forever grateful.". The 63-year-old said: It turned out that I was incubating this rather nasty disease. "The next thing I remember an ambulance arrived, although I can barely remember that, and then I woke up in hospital. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Mr Garmston paid tribute to all those who had cared for him since he became unwell, in particular the medics whom he credits with saving his life. He spent a week in ICU, he said, and wished to thank all the staff at the hospital. 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"I was very fortunate they were on top of it. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. David Garmston Born: Bristol, United Kingdom. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. ", Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. He ended up passing out on the bed, and being rushed to hospital, Never miss Somerset's latest and breaking news again by signing up to our Daily Newsletter. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I thought that no one would notice that I wasn't there," he said. He is still feeling a bit tired, he continued, but is now feeling pretty much back to normal and is hoping to go back to work soon. Grow up and get over it. 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I owe them my life and I shall be forever grateful.". We want digital and TV to go hand-in-hand, he added. He ended up passing out on the bed, with his family calling an ambulance at this point. Mr Garmston, who lives in central Bristol, said: "The viewers have been amazing, they have written in asking where I am. "When they said people were writing in, I didn't believe them. 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Describing finding out he had legionnaires' disease as a shock, the 63-year-old said: "It turned out that I was incubating this rather nasty disease. "We've have been increasingly inundated with emails. Menu. Mr Garmston paid tribute to all those who had cared for him. The Bristol-born presenter contracted Legionnaires' disease while on a family holiday to Majorca Sign in Home Local Headlines Coronavirus Original Recommend Entertainment Entertainment Celebrities TV & Videos Music Movies Visual Art TV Series Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. 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