Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns on Saturday revealed that he has been identified with bowel most cancers.
Cairns was discharged from hospital in Canberra final week, following a life-threatening coronary heart assault and paraplegia.
“I was told yesterday I have bowel cancer…big shock and not what I was expecting,” Cairns posted on social media.
“So, as I put together for one more spherical of conversations with surgeons and specialists, I hold remembering how fortunate I’m to be right here within the first place…and the way blessed I’m to have all that I do in my life.
“Wasn’t all dangerous this week both, managed to get in some youngsters sport and have fun Noah’s birthday at dwelling.
“Another fight ahead but here’s hoping this one is a swift upper cut and over in the first round.”
In the wake of his coronary heart assault in August final 12 months, Cairns, who performed 62 assessments, 215 ODIs and two T20Is for the Black Caps between 1989 and 2006, suffered an aortic dissection, which left him on life help in a Sydney hospital.
He hit 87 sixes, a Test world report on the time, and was the sixth participant to realize the all-rounders’ double of 200 wickets and three,000 runs.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
