Howe thanks doctor for quick intervention over illness

Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, thanked Paul Catterson for responding to his illness two weeks ago by quickly treating him with pneumonia.

The 47-year-old has missed three Magpies games and has been feeling unwell for a while since being admitted to a hospital on April 11.

After spending time in the hospital, he returned to work on Thursday.

He said on Friday that he “possibly could have had a different outcome” without that quick action.

In the weeks leading up to his diagnosis, Howe characterized how he “felt really bad, but I didn’t know how bad” he “felt really bad.”

I’m one of those people who, like most men, sort of goes through everything and doesn’t always say to doctors, “Oh, I’ll be okay in a few days, I’ll fight through it.”

The most crucial aspect of my life is that I’m not entirely in my body, but I like to believe that I’m almost entirely in my mind.

“I’ve gone through a lot of emotions, but I feel like I’m on the verge of recovery.”

Ipswich host Newcastle, who are fifth in the Premier League, on Saturday at St James’ Park.

Howe compared the strain of the illness to his own personal experience, saying he tries to “leave a positive out of every experience.”

He continued, “Your health you take for granted – I certainly do – and it can be very difficult when you don’t have the luxury of feeling normal.”

In Howe’s absence, assistant manager Jason Tindall and fellow coach Graeme Jones won the Premier League twice and one lost.

The Newcastle manager claimed that while away from home, he had “no” involvement with the games.

When I wasn’t feeling well enough to concentrate on the football, he said, “I made a conscious decision to give Jason and the coaches full responsibility.”

You’re either in or out, and I couldn’t contribute, for me. So I immediately said to Jason, “It’s over to you.” And how did he not succeed?