West Ham legend Ludek Miklosko in tears as he makes emotional return after revealing tragic cancer battle
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Sponsored by. WEST HAM legend Ludek Miklosko received a hero's welcome from fans at the London Stadium following his cancer diagnosis. The former Hammers keeper, 63, made his way onto the side of the pitch ahead of his old side's clash with Liverpool on Saturday evening with a Hammers scarf on.
![[Ludek Miklosko walked out in front of the West Ham fans on Saturday evening]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ludek-miklosko-west-ham-vs-960422260.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He was diagnosed a few years ago and despite the initial treatment going well, doctors subsequently discovered other tumours. He has since decided against chemotherapy to ensure he has the best quality of life in his final days. And the West Ham faithful gave him a superb reception as he was seen for the first time since the news.
![[He wore a Hammers scarf in an emotional return to the club]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06c52acf-5100-479f-8dfd-59b30bf7c7c1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Explaining his decision, he told West Ham's official website: "I was thinking about this, and had another conversation with the doctor in Ostrava. "And it was made clear to me that there could be no guarantees that it would work. "Maybe it would help to slow it down a little bit, but it would not stop it and there would be other issues to deal with.
![[Miklosko recently revealed the cancer diagnosis he received several years ago]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ludek-miklosko-west-ham-vs-960422359.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I decided not to take the chemotherapy, because I want to live a normal life. "I have very good people around me, and I have my work and my football, which is my life, all I have known. I want to keep doing that for as long as I can.". Miklosko upped sticks from his native Czech Republic with his wife and son in February 1990 to join the Hammers.
![[Ludek Miklosko spent eight years as a keeper at West Ham]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/726cb704-a59c-4fec-abaa-40cbbafcd831.jpg?strip=all&w=618)
