Bernie took on a hike just eight weeks after surgery and donated the medal to the surgeon who saved her life
A woman who took on a memorial hike eight weeks after suffering a brain haemorrhage has given her medal to the neurosurgeon who saved her life.
The operation was carried out by neurosurgeon Helen Raffalli-Ebezant, who came in on her day off to carry out the procedure to insert a clamp across the artery in Mrs Burke’s brain. She completed the 26-mile walk with son Sean, 34, and handed her medal to Ms Raffalli-Ebezant afterwards. “I’m indebted to her for life. I’ll never ever forget what Helen did for me. It’s a privilege to still be here. I’m blessed to be here.”She said: “It’s a very difficult thing to recover from a subarachnoid haemorrhage. You’re very tired. You’re very achy, so to be able to go out there and walk that whole marathon is such an achievement. And it’s Bernie’s achievement.
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