‘I thought it was my last breaths’: Original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page recalls terrifying moment he believed he was DYING after his on-stage heart attack at Wiggles reunion concert
Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle, suffered a heart attack at a Wiggles reunion concert in January.
And the 48-year-old has recalled the terrifying moment he collapsed on stage.
Appearing on the Today Show, Greg admitted that while he doesn’t ‘remember much’, he could distinctly remember taking his ‘last breaths’.
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Health scare: Original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page (pictured) has recalled what went through his mind when suffering a heart attack at the Wiggles reunion concert in January this year. Pictured recovering after his cardiac arrest
‘There’s only a couple of things I do remember and unfortunately one of the things I remember was lying on the floor looking at the ceiling and taking what could have been my last breaths,’ the former children’s entertainer said.
‘But at the time I felt I had just done a big show and I was out of breath and struggling to breathe.’
Towards the end of the group’s performance at the Castle Hill RSL in Sydney on January 17, Greg dramatically collapsed at the side of the stage.
On stage: The original Yellow Wiggle explained that it felt like he was taking his ‘last breaths’ in the terrifying moment. Pictured: Greg collapsing on stage during the performance
Greg said that in the lead up to the concert he was feeling ‘fit’ and ‘healthy’ and ‘never expected’ to suffer cardiac arrest.
‘That episode of my life is something I never expected to happen,’ he added.
‘I had a heart attack because of a blocked artery and they now know there are blockages in there. But I didn’t know that it was there.’
Cause: Greg revealed that the heart attack was caused by a blocked artery and has since been given a stent to help keep his arteries open
Greg went on to reveal that he has since been given a stent to help keep his arteries open.
The musician also appealed to Australians to learn essential first aid skills like CPR, which can help save others in the same situation he was in.
‘We need more people knowing how to perform CPR and feeling confident and empowered to step up and have a go,’ he said.
‘Any attempt at resuscitation is better than no attempt.’
Helping others: The musician also appealed to Australians to learn essential first aid skills like CPR which can help save others in the same situation he was in. Pictured leaving hospital after recovering from cardiac arrest