Volunteers with Ricky (centre) and fiancee Clarissa Knight (centre right). Picture: Duncan Shepherd.Volunteers with Ricky (centre) and fiancee Clarissa Knight (centre right). Picture: Duncan Shepherd.
Volunteers with Ricky (centre) and fiancee Clarissa Knight (centre right). Picture: Duncan Shepherd.

In pictures - Community helps to overhaul garden for Waterlooville dad who suffered back-to-back cardiac arrests

A number of businesses donated their time or resources to the effort to help Ricky Kirk from Cowplain, who last year suffered two back-to-back cardiac arrests that caused brain damage and left him almost blind.

Ricky and his fiancee Clarrisa were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support by family, neighbours and strangers to help them renovate their garden that was on Ricky’s to do list before he was put in a coma and spent three months in Queen Alexandra Hospital. You can read our full story here.

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