"'Room to Improve' presenter suffered pulmonary embolism while on family holiday"
"It's like living a parallel life because I'm on medication now for life," he said."
"You kind of think you're infallible and these things happen to other people. When it happened to me, it took a while to sink in what's actually happened."
Dermot Bannon suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism while on a family holiday a year ago. The medical emergency required long-term management and led to lifelong anticoagulant medication. The experience produced a marked change in personal perspective and daily routine. Bannon describes life as a parallel existence because of ongoing medication and altered health expectations. The event challenged prior assumptions of personal invulnerability and prompted reflection on mortality. The shock took time to register, and adjustments to lifestyle and mindset followed. Long-term medical follow-up and adherence to prescribed treatment remain central to ongoing health.
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