Sad news: luton star who suffered from cardiac arrest explain why he may not play again.

Tom Lockyer says he’s come to terms with the fact that if he has another heart arrest, he will never play football again.

When Luton played Bournemouth in December, seven months after collapsing at Wembley in the Championship play-off final triumph over Coventry, the captain’s heart stopped for over two and a half minutes.

The choice of whether or not to play again will come later. Lockyer stated during the beginning of the Every Minute Matters campaign, a year-long collaboration between Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation to encourage people to learn life-saving CPR, that “at any stage, the cardiologist could say you can’t play again.”

If that is to occur, though, I am okay with it. Instead of thinking that I can’t play again, I would just see it as a sign that I am still here.

It’s not my decision to make. I have never hidden the fact that I would love to play again, but it would need to be done safely.

If physicians advise him to stop playing football, Tom Lockyer is okay with never doing so.

At the beginning of the Every Minute Matters campaign, a year-long collaboration between Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation, Lockyer discussed his newly discovered outlook on life.

In December, Lockyer’s heart stopped beating for about 2.5 hours while the team was playing at Bournemouth.

Lockyer led Luton to the Premier League, where they are currently fighting to stay in the league.

I’ve never felt more secure as I do now. A defibrillator is embedded in my side. In the end, it is not up to me to decide.

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have played and scored in every level during my ten-year career, from the non-level to the Premier League. I also have fourteen caps for Wales. It exceeds my expectations.

The 29-year-old revealed how much he treasured the time he spent with his newborn daughter after becoming a parent earlier this year. A priceless opportunity that he hoped he would not obtain.

“I feel so fortunate to still be in her life and here,” he remarked.

Now that I can hold her, it’s incredible. Your love and affection for your child are so intense, and I now feel an even greater bond with them. I am so grateful that she is here to watch me grow, change, smile, and, you know, get sick on me. I adore it so much. I have so much luck. I can’t emphasize this enough.

Lockyer also acknowledged that he has found it easier to deal with the tragic events of the past year by trying to keep his feelings hidden.

“I believe that avoiding thinking about it and getting emotional about it is a small coping mechanism.” In a way, it’s probably my shield, he remarked.

“I’ve never been much of an emotional person, but I do believe that professional athletes have a way of handling hardships, losses, setbacks, getting dropped, and all these kinds of things.”

You have some degree of compartmentalization. Naturally, there have been instances where it has gotten worse, but overall, I’ve handled it very well. In that regard, I consider myself to be really fortunate.