Former Sky Sports and ITV presenter Charlie Webster was taken to hospital in Rio de Janeiro after she became unwell on August 6th. Her conditioned deteriorated in the following days when she suffered kidney failure and was put in an induced coma.
A well-known sports presenter and charity worker from the UK has been struck down with serious illness following a near six-week, 3,000-mile charity bike ride from London to Rio de Janeiro.
Charlie Webster, a TV presenter and Team GB ambassador at the Games, had just arrived in Rio for the opening ceremony on August 6th when she began to feel unwell.
She was taken to hospital but initial fears for her were allayed when she posted a message on her own personal twitter account - accompanied by the above image - saying; “6 weeks on the road ends in this. Very rough day, severe dehydration & infection, 2 drips & antibiotics”.
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However, on August 11th, another post by her read: “I’m getting there… awful few days with serious infection.”
And her condition deteriorated further after which a third message was posted on her behalf:
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Webster is still dependent on a machine to help her breathe and she also remains on dialysis after her kidneys failed during her illness.
The latter message confirmed she had contracted a “serious bacterial infection”.
She was riding to Brazil to raise funds for a breast cancer charity known as the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
In the last hour she has retweeted a story published by ITV news which said she has been brought out of the induced coma she has spent the last five days in.
Doctors say that she is still dependent on a machine to help her breathe and she also remains on dialysis after her kidneys failed during her illness.
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