Diane Williamson is a Tough Cookie

A local Councillor is learning to walk again after being bed-ridden for over two months in The Royal Oldham Hospital. Cllr Diane Williamson who has represented Crompton ward since 2012, on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council said:

“In 2018 I spent two weeks in hospital battling Sepsis at which time the NHS was celebrating its 70th birthday, five years later I find myself in hospital when it is the 75^th anniversary year. My illness was again Sepsis, an infection in my heart, eyes and hearing. In addition to that I hit my head in a fall and broke my right elbow.

I am on the mend and with the help of my family and Liberal Democrat colleagues, it will soon be 100% business as usual. I would like to thank the staff of The Royal Oldham Hospital for looking after me.”

Shaw ward colleague and friend Councillor Hazel Gloster said “Diane wasn’t happy about not being able to respond to residents’ queries – but she did get updates from me and her colleagues. Her poor health did not stop her talking about Shaw and Crompton related issues” – Hazel concluded “Diane is a tough cookie; she has really been through it. I am so glad she is out of hospital”

“My fight is now not with my health but with getting the best deal for the residents in High Crompton, Shaw and Royton,” said Diane.