Bondi attack hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed has suffered another health setback after becoming unwell during his trip to the US.
The Syrian-born Sydneysider, 43, was shot multiple times after he confronted alleged gunmen Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, when they opened fire on the crowd on December 12, killing 15 and wounding dozens more.
He flew business class to the US earlier this week for the next phase of his ‘treatment journey’
He has since conducted several television interviews and was the guest of honour at a Jewish gala dinner in New York.
Mr Al-Ahmed was scheduled to undergo more medical treatment in New York before he suffered severe pain and swelling in his hand.
A clip on his Instagram page on Saturday night showed the former tobacconist owner lying in bed in his hotel room surrounded by visitors after he was forced to cancel several meetings.
‘My health has declined again,’ he wrote.
‘When the pain returns after the medicine wears off, I feel discouraged.
‘But when I remember that I did what I did to protect innocent people and that so many people love me and are wishing for my recovery, I feel hope, optimism and joy.’
Mr Al-Ahmed ended the post by thanking well wishers.
‘Thank you from all my heart. Please remember me in your prayers,’ he wrote.
More to come.
