SIR Chris Hoy’s wife has opened up about the Olympic legend’s battle with terminal cancer and her own health struggles.
Cycling and Team GB icon Hoy, 48, revealed that he’s battling terminal prostate cancer in a brave Instagram post in 2023.
Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Lady Sarra[/caption]
She spoke to Lorraine on ITV this morning[/caption]
Lady Sarra Hoy opened up on their health struggles[/caption]
Shortly after, his wife Lady Sarra Hoy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis – a condition that affects the brain and nerves.
In an intimate conversation with ITV’s Lorraine, she spoke of the challenges the couple had faced over the past two years.
Lady Sarra said: “You just don’t sleep, everything is awful.
“It was about trying to control what I could, and I just thought, I can’t do anything about cancer, I can’t do anything about MS [Multiple Sclerosis], I can’t control any of that.
“What can I do? What can I help? What can I change?”
She told how they both had to dig deep amid the mental anguish as they both refused to be bowed by their circumstances.
Lady Sarra added: “When everything is spiralling just to stop and say, ‘right now, we’re safe, the children are safe, this can’t define us. We will not become the victims of this.
“With kids you don’t get a chance, there’s no time to stop and have a day in bed, you just don’t get that opportunity.
“So yes, the children are everything for us and our family that surrounds us are everything.”
Six-time gold medallist Hoy brought Murrayfield to a standstill as the crowd rose to its feet for a standing ovation last month.
Since going public, Hoy has spearheaded several initiatives to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.
His Tour de 4 Ride campaign aims to help to change the perception of people living with stage four cancer.
Sir Chris also presented the the Ballon d’Art trophy to Luke Littler a few days before the teen was crowed world champ in January.
The Olympic legend was diagnosed with cancer in late 2023 after he sought treatment for a strain in his shoulder.
After undergoing scans, it was found the cycling great had a tumour in his shoulder and cancer in his prostate.
The prostate cancer then metastasised to his bones as doctors soon found tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, spine and ribs.
Sir Chris Hoy with his wife Lady Sarra Hoy[/caption]
