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Davina McCall has opened how she helped her brain surgeon stay focused on ensuring that she was “in the quieter place” before his intricate cerebral cyst surgery. The popular 57 -year -old television presenter confessed that he fought against the impulse of begging the neurosurgeon consultant Kevin O’Neill, 62, to “keep me alive” for her children.

Instead, Davina chose to instill confidence in O’Neill, saying: “‘You do what you need to do. I put all my faith in you'”.

She believes that this breath contributed to the success of the six -hour operation carried out in November. Now, full of vigor, Davina feels as energetic as a 25 -year -old and is excited to receive the BBCIt is stranded on the island of honeymoon.

Davina argued to want to support her surgeon, saying: “He doesn’t need to yell at me to keep me alive. He needs to be in the quieter and safest place. He wanted to train Kevin to do the best job he could,” after his emergency hospital trip after the cyst was discovered during a routine scan. In an emotional interview after surgery, Davina praised with tears, Dr. O’Neill, whom she now considers not only her doctor who save lives, but also a close friend.

Dr. O’Neill performed a meticulous procedure, making an incision from ear to ear, opening the skull and using GPS technology to navigate and eliminate the 14 mm colloid cyst in the third ventricle of Davina’s brain, an act compared to the fusion of the pump, he reports. The mirror.

The television presenter Davina McCall faced a heartbreaking experience while preparing for a risky medical procedure at the end of her will and leaving sincere messages for her descendants, Holly, Tilly and Chester.

She opened about emotional preparation: “I immediately my life before entering the operating room knowing that, if I didn’t succeed, the children would be fine. I needed to be under anesthesia knowing that I had my ducks in a row. It was my way of letting go. I am so grateful for that process, because I realized all that, if they were not in a row, my children were on the right path.” “.” “.”

Knowing Dr. O’Neill, who identifies as an “empathetic”, Davina expressed a deep link formed during his terrible experience, as covered by The times.

Both expressed great respect for each other, with future social plans that affirm their connection. “We are going to be friends for the rest of our lives … let’s go to dinner with our partners! Let’s do it!” Davina exclaimed.

Recognized for his work both in Cleveland Clinic and in the NHS Imperial College Healthcare Trust, Dr. O’Neill reflected on his patient’s unique force: “Davina is a special person. Some people are so terrified that they cannot make a decision (what to do).”

In a sincere discussion about pressure management, the expert surgeon revealed his strategy to maintain composure in high stress situations: “You cannot think too much. You cannot let the (negative) thoughts overcome you. I have been in extreme surgical cases where you think,” s ***! I want to escape. “

“But you have to gather, give yourself a talk: ‘You’ve done it before; you will do it again. You can do this really well. What are you afraid of?'”

He also talked about overcoming doubts while operating with Davina McCall: “I knew that if I let these thoughts enter with Davina, I would begin to freeze, so you must have something that dominates them. That is that my classmates have experience and much appreciated by my classmates and I do it a lot.”