The sporting world rallied round after Scotland rugby legend Scott Hastings revealed he is suffering from cancer.
The 57-year-old, capped 65 times and who played twice for the British Lions, has been undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a condition which affects the lymphatic system.
The intense treatment has left him bald.
But breaking his silence at the weekend, Hastings, now a rugby commentator on ITV and BT Sports, said: “My cancer is very treatable and non-life threatening.”
His wife Jenny said last night: “Every day is a gift.”
Support has poured in from international rugby players and an army of fans and well-wishers, some of whom have survived NHL. Paul Wallace, former Ireland and Lions rugby player, said: “NHL does not have a chance against you Scotty. You will be fighting fit and a silver fox again in no time. Stay strong.”
Scott, brother to former Scotland rugby captain Gavin, and wife Jenny have a daughter, Kerry-Anne, a Scottish international hockey player, and son, Corey, who lives in the US.
Jenny added: “Corey and Kerry-Anne returned home in March and we were all together at the start of this chapter.”
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