The Scottish former cyclist Chris NowOlympic legend in the United Kingdom, confessed in an interview that he was suffering a terminal cancer and specialists gave him two to four years to live.
In an interview with ‘The Sunday Times’, Today He assured that despite his diagnosis, which has rocked a country where he is so loved, he feels “very lucky.”
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom himself, Keir Starmerreacted to the news with a message on the social network X in which he described Hoy as a “British sports legend.”
“What sad news (…) Facing that diagnosis with such positivity is inspiring. The whole country is behind him and his family,” Starmer wrote.
Last September, Today He went to the specialist for some discomfort in his shoulder, which turned out to be a tumor, although he later learned that it was the metastasis that had spread throughout his body that caused prostate cancer.
In February he publicly announced that he was suffering from cancer, although at the time he did not disclose that it was a terminal illness and only said that the chemotherapy treatment was working well.
Winner of six Olympic gold medals in 2004 game, 2008 and 2012, Today He is the second most successful athlete in the British Olympics, only after fellow cyclist Jason Kenny, and is one of the most loved sports personalities in the United Kingdom.
The former cyclist is now publishing his memoirs, under the title ‘All that matters: My toughest race yet’, in which he also revealed that his wife Sarra was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Thanks to the psychological help he received, he emphasizes that he overcame his deadly disease and now aims to help those who are going through the same ordeal in his book.
“With my heart in my hand, I am pretty positive most of the time and feel really happy.. It’s bigger than the Olympics, it’s bigger than anything. It’s about appreciating life and finding joy,” said the athlete, who hasn’t stopped cycling almost every day since receiving the diagnosis.
Source: La Verdad
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