Simon & Natalie ‘THE DAY OUR WORLD MELTED
‘He had the second-to-highest grade liver injury. It was almost destroyed’
When Simon Bridges announced his retirement from politics last week, there was one thing he didn’t share with the nation – the heart-stopping drama involving his eight-year-old son Harry that changed the course of his life forever.
The former Leader of the Opposition looked decidedly relaxed as he told reporters he was leaving politics to spend more time with his family, saying he’d spent many hours discussing the decision with his wife Natalie.
But behind his self-assured demeanour, the recent trauma of almost losing his precious son was almost too difficult to bear.
It was on December 2 last year that Simon, 45, and Natalie, 39, were told their then seven-year-old son Harry had been hit by a swing in the school playground.
“He was just
