Reading man who had left side of skull removed 'a walking miracle'

A young man from Reading has been described by doctors as 'a walking miracle' after recovering from an horrific head injury.

Mike Brockie had to have half of his skull removed after he fell and hit his head eight months ago.

Mike was kept in an induced coma and spent three weeks at the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

It wasn't clear if he would ever fully recover.

In a relatively short space of time Mike was back playing competitive badminton and has now returned to work.

Now his family want to give something back to the hospital team that helped save his life.

They are hoping to raise £15,000 for a specialist tilting table to say thank you for his medical care.