I did think about losing her.
Marc Leishman’s wife wasn’t expected to live.
I was also thinking that if she didn't make it, I would have to take the kids back to Australia and start a new life there and basically be a dad and a mom.But things eventually turned around, which was amazing for a lot of reasons.Having Audrey survive, I still have a loving wife who supports me as I'm living out my dream as a golfer, husband and a dad.We are certainly more grateful and appreciative with what we have now. I think if I had told her how bad her situation was, she could very well have given up knowing how hard it was going to be, or how small her chances were.I think by just giving someone hope, that's a big thing. Begin Again Foundation It feels like it's been longer than five years, as so much has happened since 2015. We have been lucky to meet both survivors and families who have lost loved ones.Last year, there was a mother whose daughter passed away, and she came to our fundraising gala to share her story about the importance of knowing the symptoms of sepsis. Marc met her in November 2006 at the Victoria Beach when he and his team were on a Nationwide Tour. Helping people is what her life is about.Once we started having kids, being a mom became a full-time job, but I think she had a void in her life.I don't know if the illness or sepsis chose her, and we certainly prefer to not go through the bad stuff, but it was kind of meant to be as so much good has come out from this experience.We pretty much knew we were going to help people who are going through the same thing.Audrey and I are lucky and fortunate her medical costs didn't break us financially.However, it can do that to a lot of families. Back home in Virginia, my wife Audrey felt like she was coming down with a bad cold.But her temperature didn't relent after two days, her blood pressure had dropped and her heart was beating 140 times a minute. After Marc Leishman's wife Audrey nearly died two years ago before the Masters, the Aussie is bringing awareness to the disease that nearly killed her. Audrey suffered toxic-shock syndrome which Audrey was induced into a coma for four days as the doctors tried to find out why Audrey was so sick.When you experience a situation like Marc and Audrey did, it changes things. Their daughter came at a time when the couple did not expect to be able to have children because of Audrey’s health. "One of the biggest and most important things in life is hope. I can't imagine trying to recover from a serious illness and then having to worry about paying your mortgage, rent or electricity bills.That's why we decided to help people, so they can concentrate on getting better. Learn more about Audrey’s illness and their three children.In 2015, Marc rushed to a hospital from a practice at Augusta to be by his wife’s side. Sometimes it feels like it happened only a year ago. Marc is originally from Australia, but met Audrey at a dive bar while he was in the United States for a golf tournament.
Leishman's wife Audrey is still recovering from a major health scare earlier this year, when she was diagnosed with myopathy, a disease which causes the muscles to stop functioning. Obviously, I want to play great golf all the time, but unfortunately that doesn't happen.I feel like when things aren't going well, you can look back on what some of these people are going through and it makes golf so much less relevant.I think that's helped my golf exponentially, just having that perspective.
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There were days when it was not clear how much longer Audrey would live. When you're growing up as a kid, you think about being successful and maybe one day becoming famous, having lots of money and winning trophies.But to now have an impact on people, it's been one of the coolest things I've done in my life.Marc Leishman is an Australian golfer who has won five times on the PGA Tour.SYDNEY: China has detained an Australian news anchor working for its state-run English-language television network CGTN, Australia's foreign minister said on Monday.Coalition parties want the new constitution written by 200 people, 150 of whom are elected, while 20 are chosen by Parliament, 20 by rectors and 10 by Election Commission from among students.Democrat Party politician Thepthai Senpong has lost his MP status because of his conviction for poll fraud, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday. That's when he found out that his wife Audrey had been hospitalized. It was in my mind.There were three or four days when she looked like she wasn't going to make it.
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