Hairy Biker Dave Myers says chemotherapy for cancer left him unable ride his motorbike - or even walk. The TV chef was diagnosed with cancer in May and says treatment left him with nerve damage, affecting his balance and mobility.
Dave, 65, says the cancer diagnosis was a shock as he had had no symptoms., He said: “I was driving down to France. I’d had the scan that morning and had a phone call on the motorway in France at half past eight at night and they told me I’d got cancer.”
He added: “Chemotherapy doesn’t half age you quickly, because your balance goes, so for someone with a motorbike that’s a disaster and my walking’s been affected quite a lot.”
Speaking to Kaye Adams on her How To Be 60 podcast, Dave said he is looking forward to filming a new Hairy Bikers series in May with friend Si King, 56, reports The Express.
“We’re going to film around the chemo. I’m feeling OK and I’m going back to work, which is important to me because I have this relationship with Si going back 30 years. We’re like brothers.”
He’s also about to take delivery of a new motorbike, though he needs physiotherapy to help him ride it.
Dave said: “They sit me on a Pilates ball and rock me from side to side, pretending I’m on the motorbike. I’m changing gear and braking and making motorbike noises.”
