Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy announces he has terminal cancer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOlympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has revealed his cancer diagnosis is terminal, saying he has 'two to four years' left to live with treatment.
Father-of-two Sir Chris, who is 48, confirmed in February that he had begun undergoing chemotherapy for the illness. However, he remained determined to attend the 2024 Olympic Games and eventually made it out to Paris.
He said he had been 'given enough time' to come to terms with his illness, but reflected on tough conversations with his children.
After Hoy started chemotherapy, his son Callum asked if he was going to die, and Hoy told his son that no one lives for ever but he hoped the treatment could help him 'be here for many, many years'. READ MORE: Driver in hospital in 'life-threatening' condition after crash near Trafford Centre "As unnatural as it feels, this is nature," Hoy told The Sunday Times. "You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.” Hoy also told the Times about the "pressure release" of making his condition public.
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