Chris Hoy went on a picturesque cycle while on holiday with his family as he continues to keep upbeat despite his terminal cancer diagnosis and his wife’s health issue
Sir Chris Hoy reveals that his cancer is terminal
Chris Hoy has issued a positive message after enjoying a cycle while on holiday with his family.
The Olympian revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and recently announced it is terminal. He confirmed that over the weekend and also said that his wife Sarra is battling an aggressive form of Multiple Sclerosis.
The 48-year-old admitted he was fearful of his children learning about his condition through their peers and was worried about how that message could be relayed. As a result he chose to take his family away during half-term, hoping that the news would’ve died down by their return.
He said: “Hopefully the dust will have settled. You know what? It may happen. If it does, we will deal with it.” Hoy and his wife have told their children about his cancer diagnosis but had not disclosed anything about Sarra’s MS condition to their young son and daughter.
While enjoying some time away, Hoy has found time for a ride and posted a selfie of himself at the top of a hill, highlighting the picturesque views. He wrote: “Worth the effort for the view! Keep pushing”.
Hoy has revealed that he’s been given two to four years to live. He initially thought he was dealing with a minor gym injury in his shoulder, only to discover he had advanced prostate cancer that had metastasised to his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine, and ribs.
Despite the difficulties that come from the disease Hoy has been amazed by the positivity his wife continues to bring. He said: “She says all the time, ‘How lucky are we?’ We both have incurable illnesses for which there is some treatment. Not every disease has that. It could be a lot worse’.”
Hoy admits that explained that his children make their diagnoses more painful as they are reminded of what is at stake, but he has told them that no-one lives forever but maintained that he hoped to ‘be here for many, many more years’.
He said: “As unnatural as it feels, this is nature. You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process. You remind yourself, aren’t I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible.”
Hoy won Olympic medals at four successive Olympics – beginning in 2000 and ending at the 2012 games. His best haul was three golds in Beijing in 2008 before he added another two at the home games in London four years later.
