Sir Chris Hoy reveals cancer ‘feels like drowning’ as his wife is left ‘in daze of shock’ by double blow of MS diagnosis

SIR Chris Hoy has revealed his crab "feels similar drowning" arsenic his woman was near "in a daze of shock" by the treble stroke of her MS diagnosis.

Britain's astir palmy Olympian, 48, revealed his terminal prognosis astatine the play aft announcing successful February that helium had been diagnosed with cancer.

His woman Sarra, 40, was besides diagnosed with a "very reactive and aggressive" benignant of MS.

In excerpts published by The Sunday Times of Hoy's autobiography All That Matters helium spoke astir the infinitesimal helium learned helium had cancer.

Sir Chris said: "The doc turns the surface to maine to uncover the scan successful each its grainy item and the tumour that is presently successful my shoulder.

"Hearing the connection 'cancer' has had an contiguous and profound effect connected me, and not conscionable me.

"In 1 abbreviated moment, beingness has changed irrevocably."

He described the "dark moments" successful the aboriginal days of his attraction arsenic a "drowning sensation".

The six-time Olympic golden medallist besides opened up astir erstwhile helium learned that Sarra had MS.

Hoy said: "I instantly broke down, distraught some by the quality and the information she'd received it without maine there."

He explained that Sarra went to her ain assignment conscionable 7 days aft his crab diagnosis successful a "daze of shock".

Sir Chris had said successful a erstwhile interrogation with the Sunday Times: "You know, we were each calved and we each die, and this is conscionable portion of the process.

"You punctual yourself, aren't I fortunate that determination is medicine I tin instrumentality that volition fend this disconnected for arsenic agelong arsenic possible?"

His diagnosis came aft his begetter and gramps were some diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In September 2023, a doc delivered the atrocious quality to Hoy that helium had Stage 4 cancer.

What was archetypal diagnosed arsenic a tumour successful his shoulder, the superior crab was located successful his prostate.

It had past unluckily dispersed to his bones, pelvis, hip, spine, enarthrosis and rib.

Medics person fixed Hoy 2 to 4 years to live.

Sarra's information was spotted erstwhile she went for a scan aft experiencing a tingling sensation successful her look and tongue.

The Scottish cycling leader shared a touching video connected societal media conscionable days ago.

He thanked fans for their enactment pursuing his devastating diagnosis.

The cyclist said successful the video: "Hi everyone, I conscionable wanted to stock an update astir my health, aft telling you that I was receiving attraction for cancer.

"I'm truthful grateful to everyone for their unthinkable kindness and support.

"You person heard by present that I'm acceptable to stock that my crab is signifier 4: I volition beryllium surviving with it for the remainder of my life.

"Now it's not the quality anyone imagines hearing, and it evidently came arsenic a immense shock.

"We've taken clip to process it arsenic a household and I present person a heavy resoluteness to crook this incredibly hard diagnosis into thing much affirmative that tin assistance not conscionable me, but anyone anyplace surviving with signifier 4."