His mother is worried and finds Van der Linden, who is immediately taken to hospital. “I fell into a coma quite quickly there and got blood poisoning. It was tough for the family because they were told that things were going really bad, but I didn’t notice any of it myself. ”
Paralysed
When Marieke Elsinga remarks that it is special how fit he is back at the desk two months later, Van der Linden says that this is mainly due to a few friends and his own perseverance. “My left leg was still paralyzed when I felt better and I started practicing with it at home, because I thought it could be faster.”
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