LONDON – Six-gold Olympic champion Chris Hoy revealed on Oct 19 that he has terminal cancer and has been told by doctors he has "two to four years" to live.
The 48-year-old former track racer announced in February that he had been diagnosed with the disease and was undergoing chemotherapy but insisted the treatment was "going really well”.
However, he has now told The Sunday Times of London that he knew at the time his illness was terminal.
When asking doctors how long he had left, he says he was told: "Two to four years".
"We were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process," he told the newspaper. "You remind yourself, aren't I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible. But most of the battle for me with cancer hasn't been physical. For me, it has been in my head."
He also said he had an allergic reaction to his chemotherapy treatment, feeling "completely devastated at the end of it".
Despite his illness, Hoy says he remains positive.
"This is bigger than the Olympics," he told the newspaper. "It's bigger than anything. This is about appreciating life and finding joy."
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