Five days after the incident,
Thomas was confirmed to have left the hospital, after which he thanked the doctors
and nurses who “saved his life”.
“I feel hugely grateful and
know how lucky I am to be alive. I want to thank everyone, especially the
wonderful doctors and nurses who saved my life. They are angels,” the former
lighting designer wrote via a whiteboard to the Daily Mail on
Saturday, May 28.
“I have been deeply moved by
loving messages I’ve received from all over the world. People have been so
kind. I can’t speak right now, but I am working hard and will thank people
properly when I can.”
He added, “I can’t speak
right now, but I am working hard and will thank people properly when I
can.”
Thomas also penned a message
for the Queen as he had planned to head to the UK amid the Monarch’s Jubilee
celebrations before suffering the medical episode.
“I wanted to come to pay
my respects to the Queen. I wish her a happy Jubilee and many more years,”
he said.
