Olympian Sir Chris Hoy has shared a heartbreaking update about his cancer, which is terminal and spread to his body. The renowned cyclist was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in 2023 at the age of 47. He was told that he had just two to four years to live. Even thought Chris is focusing on living in the present, the terminal illness has taken a toll on his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sir Chris Hoy shares an update about his cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Hoy appeared in the recent episode of Gabby Logan\u2019s podcast The Mid Point.<\/em> He spoke in detail about living with the terminal illness and its impact on his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said his life was upended upon being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, which is \u201ctreatable\u201d but not \u201ccurable.\u201d Sadly, the disease has now spread to his bones, causing severe damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris was warned by doctors not to carry his six-year-old daughter, Chloe, as it can strain his bones and even break them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said: \u201cWhen I had scans, secondary tumours in my spine had actually burrowed into the bone so badly it had fractured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen they saw it they were like, \u2018We\u2019re going to have to be really careful here, you can\u2019t pick up your kids, you can\u2019t do anything,\u2019\u201d the Olympian added. He was struck by the realisation that his health condition was \u201creally impacting my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarra was diagnosed with \u2018aggressive\u2019 multiple sclerosis after Chris\u2019 cancer diagnosis (Credit: ITV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has cement injected into his spine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The fracture to his spine was so bad that the doctors had to use cement to fix it. He said: \u201cSo I had injections. They drill into your vertebrae and squirt this cement material. It sets, fuses and makes the vertebrae as good as new again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the tremendous challenges, Chris is trying to stay positive. He\u2019s back to lifting weights again after recovering from the spine injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the setback has made him appreciate the little joys of life. Chris said: \u201cAs soon as you\u2019re told this has been taken away, you suddenly appreciate everything, the basic things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added: \u201cIt\u2019s like losing your wallet, when you find it, you\u2019re not in a net gain situation but you\u2019re so grateful for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, he\u2019s \u201cdoing OK.\u201d But being warned by doctors against carrying his child deeply affected him. \u201cThe thought of not being able to pick up your child, the thought of that not being a possibility was horrendous,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris has been married to his wife Sarra Kemp since 2010. Unfortunately, Sarra was diagnosed with \u201cvery active and aggressive\u201d multiple sclerosis just weeks after her husband found out he had cancer.<\/p>\n