Kamikamica health worries

[Graham]

Melbourne Storm star Tui Kamikamica is recovering in hospital after suffering a suspected stroke on Monday morning.

The 31-year-old forward played for the Storm in Saturday night's loss to the North Queensland Cowboys, coming off the bench for 25 minutes in the 28-24 defeat.

'Melbourne Storm can confirm that forward Tui Kamikamica is currently in hospital following a medical episode on Monday morning,' the club said in a statement on Monday afternoon.

[Graham]

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, his agent Jeff Jurotte revealed Kamikamica’s wife found him mid-seizure at 3am and called an ambulance.

“She got him to hospital and they found that he had a blood clot,” he told CODE Sports. 

“The clot was at the front of the head - they went through the groin and removed it straight away.

[Graham]

Speaking on NRL 360, Kamikamica’s former Storm teammate Nelson Asofa-Solomona revealed that “he’s all smiles” following the incident.

“Tui’s a tough guy, he doesn’t show a lot of emotion,” Asofa-Solomona said.

“Look, when I saw him he wasn’t angry that he’d had a stroke, he was more angry that he couldn’t play this weekend.

“That’s just Tui. He’s staying strong. It’s too early to have any answers, but he’s all smiles.”

The injury blow is a further setback for the competition heavyweights who are already without superstars Eli Katoa (head knocks) and Xavier Coates (Achilles).

[Graham]

Melbourne Storm can confirm that forward Tui Kamikamica has been discharged from hospital to commence a period of inpatient rehabilitation.

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Ponissi has put an end to speculation around whether Kamikamica will play again.

"Yes, he will play again, we just don't know when," he said in a video posted by the Storm.

"With Tui and the extent of his injury, it is something that we are not going to rush into.

"He will definitely be back ... he just has to go through a lot more rehab and assessments. It is too early to put a date on that at this stage.

He was released out of hospital after a couple of days, which was remarkable.

"He is now in a rehab centre doing a lot of work. He is very close to being released from there to go home (likely) in the next 24 to 48 hours, which is great news for him.

"He is doing everything he needs to do, he is recovering."

 

[EggFace]

What a shame and hope he gets sorted as great big player who stands out.