Sir Chris Hoy says 'selfless' wife kept MS secret while he faced cancer treatment
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOlympic legend Sir Chris Hoy has recalled how his 'selfless' wife kept her own multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis to herself as the family focused on his cancer treatment.
The 48-year-old former cyclist, who won six Olympic gold medals, revealed his terminal prognosis last weekend. Seven days after he was first diagnosed last year, Sir Chris' wife Sarra went through her own medical tests after noticing a tingling sensation in her face and tongue.
According to an extract from Sir Chris' memoir, All That Matters: My Toughest Race Yet, published in The Sunday Times today (October 27), Sarra learned of her own diagnosis alone.
Sir Chris said: “So whilst in a daze of shock, she went off to the scan, saying it would be a chance for her to have a lie down for an hour, joking it was as close to a spa day as she’d get.
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