Overview
- Newman, 80, said he briefly lost the ability to speak and felt weakness in both arms during two transient ischemic attacks in Port Melbourne.
- He spent 10 days at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, where imaging and vascular tests identified a problem in his left carotid artery.
- Doctors performed a procedure to widen the thickened artery on the left side of his neck to reduce future stroke risk.
- He was discharged on Sunday and has documented the episode and recovery in a video posted to his YouTube channel, showing his neck scar.
- He publicly thanked Alfred Hospital staff for their care and acknowledged his partner, Sue Stanley, for acting swiftly.