Sir Chris Hoy has released an emotional message to fans in which he has revealed he will be living with stage four cancer for ‘the rest of his life’.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist, 48, shocked the sporting world last weekend as he announced the tragic development in an interview with The Sunday Times.
The Scot took to Instagram today to tell his followers that he was ‘so grateful to everyone for their incredible kindness and support’ after going public with the news.
He also admitted the stage four diagnosis was a ‘huge shock’ to him and his family, but said he had a ‘deep resolve’ to turn the news into ‘something more positive’.
Speaking to camera on a video posted on his social media channels, the Olympian said: ‘Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you an update about my health, after telling you I was receiving treatment for cancer.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist, 48, shocked the sporting world over the weekend as he announced the tragic development in an interview with The Sunday Times
‘I’m so grateful to everyone for their incredible kindness and support. You may have heard by now that I’m ready to share that my cancer is stage four. I will be living with it for the rest of my life.
‘Now it’s not the news anyone imagines hearing and it obviously came as a huge shock. We have taken time to process it as a family and I now have a deep resolve to turn this incredibly difficult diagnosis into something more positive, that can help not just me, but anyone anywhere living with stage four.’
Chris also announced that he had written a book called All That Matters – in which he speaks about ‘how we’ve coped with the diagnosis and found hope and the resolve to keep pushing on’.
He said: ‘I’ve made the decision to write it all in a book. You might wonder why I take on writing a book during such a challenging time. It’s been cathartic and it’s a very important part of how I’ve been able to process this news with my family and for myself over the past few months.
‘I wanted to share this in the hope that it might help others in challenging situations too.’
