He thought he just had a headache but it was actually a brain haemorrhage

He’s not the sort of guy who believes in going to the doctor. As someone who runs a gym, he sees it as his duty to stay in tip-top shape and he’s never had much need for prescriptions and pills.

So when the headaches and vomiting started late last year Steve Mululu initially just tried to ignore them and soldier on at Dream Body Fitness in Joburg, which he co-founded. But unbeknown to Steve (55) something really bad was happening in his brain.

It was only when he started struggling to see and walk that the fitness fanatic decided to go to hospital.