Glen was rushed to Beaumont for an emergency craniotomy. His father was told that he could slip into a coma or, worse still, might die if the operation wasn’t a success. [16]
“I went from having a pint to looking a doctor in the eye who said, ‘We need to do this fast; if we don’t you’re going to have a stroke or a heart attack. Will you sign this form?’ When they told me what they were going to do I cried and then I started laughing. I was like, ‘I don’t believe it! Things are starting to go well. I’m finally getting somewhere with the band and now this!'”[17]