London,
(ANI):
Girls
Aloud
member
Cheryl
Tweedy
has
revealed
that
had
it
not
been
for
her
boyfriend
Derek
Hough
insisting
that
medics
carry
out
further
tests,
she
would
not
be
alive
today.
Tweedy,
27,
said
that
a
medical
blunder
left
her
just
hours
from
death,
and
that
she
only
pulled
through
because
Hough,
25,
insisted
on
further
tests,
which
later
revealed
she
had
malaria.
“Derek
saved
my
life.
If
he
hadn"t
spoken
out
to
the
doctors
and
told
them
he
thought
something
was
seriously
wrong
I
would
probably
have
died," the
Mirror
quoted
Tweedy
as
telling
a
friend.
“I
thought
I
had
a
bad
case
of
flu
and
everyone
else
agreed.
I
was
even
told
to
stay
at
home
and
get
some
rest.
The
doctors
were
so
certain
it
was
not
serious,
and
I
believed
them,"
she
stated.
Tweedy
had
contracted
the
disease
after
being
bitten
by
a
mosquito
during
a
holiday
to
Tanzania
with
American
dancer
Hough
in
June.
But
Hough
has
been
telling
relatives
that
it
is
his
fault
Tweedy
is
suffering
from
malaria,
as
it
had
been
his
idea
to
jet
off
to
Tanzania
on
a
romantic
break.
“Derek
blames
himself
for
Cheryl
getting
the
malaria
and
was
terrified
she
was
going
to
die," a
source
said.
“She"s
become
so
important
to
him,
he
could
not
imagine
his
life
without
her.
He
was
worried
sick
and
was
going
without
food
and
sleep
he
was
so
concerned.
Derek
is
just
thankful
she
is
ok
now
–
and
he
has
vowed
to
stay
close
to
her
so
he
can
do
everything
he
can
to
make
sure
she
stays
healthy,"
the
source
added.