Sir Chris Hoy to leave United Kingdom with family after terminal cancer diagnosis
Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that he will be leaving the United Kingdom alongside his family after he announced that he had terminal cancer.
The Olympics legend announced that his prostate cancer has reached stage four, while also revealing that his wife Sarra has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
The heartbreaking news also means that Hoy has 'two to four years' left as he also revealed his greatest fear was his children finding out at school from their classmates.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, the six-time Olympic gold medallist said: "I saw your daddy on the news last night and he's going to die."
Chris Hoy and his family will get away this half-term break
To protect his children, Hoy also revealed that he and his wife would take his children away over half-term to shield them from the media storm.
"Hopefully the dust will have settled" he said. "You know what? It may happen. If it does, we will deal with it."
While Hoy revealed that they have informed their two children about his cancer diagnosis, they have yet to speak about Sarra's MS condition.
In his book All That Matters, with excerpts provided to The Times, Hoy wrote: "Another scan just before Christmas confirmed that Sarra had 'very active and aggressive' MS and needed urgent treatment.
"It's the closest I've come to, like, you know, why me? Just, what? What's going on here?
"It didn't seem real. It was such a huge blow, when you're already reeling.
"You think nothing could possibly get worse. You literally feel like you're at rock bottom, and you find out, oh no, you've got further to fall. It was brutal."
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Sir Chris Hoy won six gold medals for Team GB
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Despite the heart-wrenching news, Hoy has still remained positive and exclaimed how he hoped his situation could help people in the future.
“Changing the perception of stage 4 — that could be a really powerful thing," he said.
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