Sir Chris Hoy addresses 'unimaginable year' after terminal cancer diagnosis
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Sir Chris Hoy has spoken about his "unimaginable" year since being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The 48-year-old Olympic legend, who won six Olympic cycling gold medals between 2004 and 2012, was told by doctors that he has primary cancer in his prostate which has spread to his bones, and was given between two to four years to live.
Sir Chris told The Sunday Times in October that his cancer had become stage 4 and that this was a diagnosis he had known "for over a year." The champion cyclist has shared some brighter news, saying he is "optimistic, positive and surrounded by love" and told Sky Sports News : "I'm doing well. I'm in the best shape I've been in in over a year. I'm physically not in any pain at all. Treatment has worked really well. Everything is stable. I couldn't have responded better to the treatment available.".
Sir Chris continued: "I'm very grateful. It's been an unimaginable year. 18 months ago, if you had told me this was coming up, you couldn't have imagined it. That's life, isn't it? You get curveballs. It's how you deal with it. You make a plan and you move forward.
"I'm so lucky to have genuinely amazing people around me, from family, friends, medical support, the general public you have really propped us up and lifted our spirits. I feel very fortunate in that respect.". Sir Chris has been working as a pundit and commentator for the BBC since retiring from cycling in 2013 and he said it was the "biggest shock" that tumours were found in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib.
