70s rock legend fighting for his life in hospital after suffering major cardiac arrest which left him with brain damage
The performer, 81, known for his 1970 Christmas No1 I Hear You Knocking, is said to be in intensive care following the medical emergency which has left him with brain damage.
In an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday, Dave's heartbroken wife Cici shared the shocking news and describes the horrific moment her husband 'died in my arms', before being revived by medics.
Going into detail about the incident, Cici wrote: 'Dave Edmunds. My beloved husband of 40 years has had a major cardiac arrest as I told you about in my previous post. He died in my arms while I desperately tried to keep him alive while trying to clear his airways from all of the fluids that come out of a human beings body when we pass away.
'As I'm on the floor with Dave dead and lots of fluid is coming out of his mouth and the other places in his body. I keep my emotions in check ,even though I'm absolutely heartbroken and terrified at the shock of having my beloved husband dead in my arms.
'My nurse is also on the floor right next to myself and Dave pumping away really hard performing heavy CPR. She shouts out Cici I'm gonna stop, Dave is gone. He is dead Cici. I refuse to give in or give up on a miraculous intervention anything to get my husband back alive.'
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