Bradford City fan Keith Brewster was making an emotional return to Anfield today -- just months after the heart attack that almost claimed his life there.
Mr Brewster was set to watch the Bantams' Premiership curtain raiser against Liverpool from an executive box after the Merseyside giants invited him to the game.
And he and his son Darren, 34, were hoping to meet and thank volunteer first aiders from the St John Ambulance on Merseyside, paramedics from the Merseyside Regional Ambulance Service and the ground doctor who saved his life last November.
The Telegraph & Argus reported how Mr Brewster, 62, of Wrose, Shipley, had collapsed when his heart stopped beating during City's 3-1 defeat at Anfield last season.
His distraught sons Darren and Gary carried their father down an aisle and first aid workers revived him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, chest compression and electric shocks from a defibrillator.
Following the incident the Valley Parade season ticket holder, who has had to close down his shoe repair business at Bolton Junction, underwent a triple heart bypass operation at Leeds General Infirmary.
Mr Brewster, who used to play for Shipley's Crag Road Utd, said: "It's a marvellous gesture by Liverpool Football Club to invite me back.
"I think I will have a bit of a tense feeling going back to where it happened but I couldn't turn down such a touching invitation and it will be nice to go back.
"Hopefully I'll get to see the paramedics and everyone else who helped me -- to save someone's life is the best thing you can do and I just want to thank them for mine.
"They and the people at LGI did a fantastic job and I'm really grateful.
"I'm doing okay and things are slowly picking up but I've had a bit of trouble with my walking and although I've been to a couple of home matches - including the win against Liverpool which kept us up - this is my first away game since it happened.
"When you've had an attack like that and come so near to death you do have ups and downs but I'm just thankful to still be here.''
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