Chris Cairns Health: More bad news for New Zealand cricket star Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has revealed that he has bowel cancer. The development comes as more bad news after he escaped a heart attack last year. He was discharged just a week from Hospital in Canberra after a life-threatening heart attack and paraplegia. Follow all the latest updates on InsideSport.IN
In an Instagram post, Cairns, 51, wrote:
“I was told yesterday I have bowel cancer…big shock and not what I was expecting after what was supposed to be a routine checkup,” he wrote on Instagram.
Chris Cairns Health: More bad news for former New Zealand cricket star Chris Cairns, now diagnosed with Bowel Cancer
“So, as I prepare for another round of conversations with surgeons and specialists, I keep remembering how lucky I am to be here in the first place…and how blessed I am to have all that I do in my life. Wasn’t all bad this week either, managed to get in some kids sport and celebrate Noah’s birthday at home,” he added.
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“Another fight ahead but here’s hoping this one is a swift uppercut and over in the first round,” he concluded.
Last Friday, Cairns had posted a farewell message after 141 days at the University of Canberra Hospital. He had informed that he was finally heading home.
After a heart attack in August last year, Cairns suffered an aortic dissection that forced him into life support in Sydney. Later, a stroke in his spine during four open-heart surgeries left him paralysed from the waist down. He was making progress and shared his rehabilitation on social media.
He had also reported a positive flickering in the right ankle in October. The father of four enjoyed a two-night clearance from Hospital to celebrate Christmas with family before his discharge.
Chris Cairns Health: More bad news for former New Zealand cricket star Chris Cairns, now diagnosed with Bowel Cancer
Cairns played 62 Tests and 215 ODIs for New Zealand between 1989 to 2006.
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