‘Always gets to me’ Gary Lineker speaks candidly about son George’s battle with leukaemia
express.co.uk“We feel indebted to charities that raise money to get research that enabled George to have the life he has had because without that amount of research and people putting money in that research he wouldn’t be in that position today." explained Gary.“It always gets to me, sitting there watching a parent sitting next to their child knowing it’s touch-and-go, it’s hard.“But you smile, it’s lovely to take George in, he’s 30 years old and he was given very, very little chance and here he is."After George left Great Ormond Street, he would return on a regular basis until his late teens for “research purposes”.
Gary expressed fears about the prospect of the cancer returning after treatment. He said: “Always in that period - George is our eldest but we had three other kids as well - when they get colds or don’t feel well or get a poorly tummy or a sore throat you don’t think anything of it but for George, for those few years after treatment, every time he had a cold or anything, you think: ‘He’s not is he?"The campaign urges football fans to buy a £14 virtual seat in response to the fact that every 14 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer.
Gary was married to Michelle from 1986 to 2006 and the former couple share son George together. He then went on to marry Danielle Bux in 2009, until they split in 2016.
Gary spoke about his relationship with Danielle in May, when he appeared as a guest on a BBC Sounds podcast. The pundit was asked how he has been managing his emotions following their divorce.Danielle and Gary originally met on a blind date, after being set up by a mutual friend.
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