Source: Team_Talk
Former Scotland skipper's wife dies
Denise Hendry, 42, never fully recovered after undergoing botched cosmetic surgery in 2002 and had been in intensive care at Salford Royal Hospital for several weeks suffering from a serious infection after undergoing an operation to correct the surgery.
Hendry, 43, the ex-Manchester City, Blackburn and Rangers central defender, had been at her bedside throughout the ordeal.
His wife almost died seven years ago and suffered multiple complications after a liposuction procedure at a private hospital went badly wrong.
The Hendrys, who had been together for more than 20 years, have
four children - Rheagan, Kyle, Calum and Niamh, aged between 19 and nine.
Mrs Hendry, from Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, wanted to try to regain her figure after the birth of her youngest child but fell ill just two days after cosmetic surgery and required treatment for septicaemia at the Royal Preston Hospital.
Her heart also stopped for four minutes as she suffered a cardiac arrest following the botched operation.
Mrs Hendry suffered nine punctures to her bowel and colon, causing blood poisoning and multiple organ failure, and needed a 16-hour operation in May as part of the long recovery process.
However, it is understood she suffered a meningitis-type infection as a result of the latest operation.
Her specialist, Professor Gordon Carlson, was treating her in the unit of the National Intestinal Failure Centre based at the hospital in Salford.
Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith said: "This is devastating news for Colin and his family. The thoughts of everyone at the Scottish FA and, I am sure, everyone associated with the game here in Scotland are with them at this tragic time."
