Former Southampton winger Sims joined the Staggies in February, at some extent when he was nonetheless recovering from a string of well being and medical issues he has suffered all through the final 18 months.
Sims initially felt fatigue and lethargy after contracting Covid throughout a mortgage spell with Doncaster Rovers in January 2021, earlier than struggling abdomen points which have been subsequently identified as ulcerative colitis.
Josh Sims hopes Ross County’s persistence will carry the perfect out in him as he prepares for a long-awaited return this season.
He went on to endure an irritation of the guts, in a uncommon side-effect of the medicine used to deal with the bowel situation.
Following intensive testing and contemporary medicine, Sims has been slowly nursed again to health by the Staggies’ backroom and medical workers.
The 25-year-old is stuffed with reward for the best way his state of affairs has been managed by the Dingwall outfit, and he’s looking forward to motion after being a part of County’s excessive temperature pre-season coaching camp in Verona.
Sims mentioned: “The membership have been completely superb. They may simply have chucked me in on the earliest alternative.
“One of many massive causes I needed to come back up right here was as a result of I felt a connection after I first spoke with the supervisor and workers.
“They all the time mentioned they wouldn’t rush me again due to what I had gone by means of.
“That was an enormous factor for me. With every part I had been by means of in that yr, I didn’t need a load of stress placed on me to leap again into enjoying immediately.
“That might have sophisticated issues as effectively, as I may have gotten injured once more.
“There’s hundreds extra to it than simply chucking me again in. The way in which they’ve gone about it has been superb.
“This pre-season I’m now absolutely match, and I can simply concentrate on this season. I can’t communicate extremely sufficient of how they’ve handled me.”
Sims feels making the swap to County previous to the top of the marketing campaign was an necessary step for him, in integrating along with his new team-mates.
The previous England under-20 worldwide mentioned: “Once I got here in February, that interval to the top of the season was simply purely about assembly the crew and attending to know the gamers and workers.
