Sunday 2 September 2007 14:29, UK
Clive Clarke says he is 'lucky' to be alive after suffering a double heart failure against Nottingham Forest.
Clarke was taken to hospital midway through The Foxes' Carling Cup clash with Forest, which was eventually abandoned.
The scare came shortly after Sevilla's Antonio Puerta died just days after collapsing in his side's defeat to Getafe last weekend.
Clarke remembers little about the incident other than feeling queasy and passing out and is now looking to cherish every moment of his life.
"I know I am extremely fortunate to be here," said Clarke. "In the light of recent events involving footballers who have suffered heart attacks, I am the real lucky one, because I have survived.
"I remember feeling a bit lethargic on the field in the first half, and I was involved in a collision with our goalkeeper Paul Henderson, which led to their goal.
"I sat quietly in a corner of the dressing room and felt a bit queasy. I can recall Patrick Kisnorbo talking to me, but it wasn't really registering. Then I just passed out.
"When I was told what had happened, the blood drained from my body. I just thought I could have been dead, and that I might never have seen my family again.
"When you think about Sevilla player Antonio Puerta, it goes without saying that a day won't pass when I don't cherish every moment in my life."
