The former tennis player narrates her struggle since she was diagnosed with this unusual synchronous cancer in January
His great support has been his wife, Julia Lemigova, with whom he has had to park his dream of being an adoptive mother
The 66 year old tennis legend shared the good news in a interview with Piers Morgan (TalkTV) which airs this Tuesday. “As far as you know, I am cancer free”said the Czech-American tennis player with the prudence characteristic of patients with this disease, who are recommended not to use the word “cured”.
Martina Navratilova on the moment she was told about her double cancer diagnosis.
“I’m like, oh great I have another cancer. That’s when I started crying on the table.”
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The 18-time Grand Slam champion, including nine Wimbledon titles, explained that has one last phase of preventative radiation left in one breast, over a period of two weeks, and then It “should be ready” now.
This is how he was diagnosed with the second cancer
Navratilova underwent the first treatment for breast cancer when she was diagnosed in 2010, in its initial stage. When the WTA finals were being played in Texas, she visited the doctors with a enlarged lymph node in the neck. “I thought it was from a shingles vaccine I had received a week earlier. But after a couple of weeks it wasn’t going down, so I called the doctor.”
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Biopsy results indicated cancerbut the tennis player had to wait four days to find out where it originated in her body. “I found out I had throat cancer, stage one, I thought I might be dying but then I found out no, it’s very treatable”recounts the former tennis player. “Then they detected cancer in my right breast, and when they did the biopsy the doctor said it didn’t look very good,” remember. “Then I said to myself: ‘Oh great, I have another cancer and that’s when I started crying,” admits what is considered one of the best tennis players of all time.
Who has two cancers at the same time?
Navratilova talked about her “ups and downs” during illness due to treatment daily radiation for three weeks, and three weekly rounds of chemotherapy, who claimed it was “definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” “Who has two cancers at the same time?” jokes in advance of the interview.
Your “wish list” when fearing the worst
When she was given the second diagnosis, Navratilova feared the worst: “I was in a total panic for three days thinking that I might not see next Christmas”He remembers how his life came to a standstill. He acknowledges that he made a “bucket list of all the things I wanted to do. And this may sound very superficial, but I was like, OK, ‘what awesome car do I want to drive if I live like a year?'”reports.
Finally, the former tennis number 1 proposed “fight” with everything he had to overcome these “two blows”.
The first week, when she underwent chemo and radium at the same time, “it was the hardest.” “When you start to feel bad, you’re not sure if it’s from the chemo or the proton. I didn’t really feel the proton until week three, but then your mouth hurts and your throat starts to close up. Everything is swollen and very uncomfortable, and the proton makes your saliva weird. You don’t really taste things the right way. Chemotherapy does the same thing in the throat, but then it dries it up.” detailed.
Julia Lemigova, the wife of Martina Navratilova
He great help of Navratilova has been his wife, Julia Lemigova (50 years old), the model, Miss USSR 1991 and current reality star Real Housewives of Miami, with who married in 2014.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to share words of support. Together we will fight this.” Lemigova wrote via Instagram after Navratilova went public with her health issues in January.
The Prague-born tennis player has been seen forced to postpone plans to adopt a child with his wife when you were diagnosed with cancer: “I don’t think it’s going to happen. I think it’s too complicated and the energy, I only have a little at the moment.” Navratilova admitted to Piers.
Julia also talked about her adoption plans. during a recent appearance on Real Housewives Of Miami. “When you’re adopting a child, it has to be about the child.” Navratilova’s wife said. “And, right now, it’s about Martina and that she [esté] very”. “So, we are putting it on hold,” continued Lemigova, who had already contacted several adoption agencies.
Navratilova’s career
Navratilova was active until the age of 50, from 1973 to 2006, with a break between 1996 and 2000, becoming one of the Most successful tennis players of all time.
Has 59 Grand Slam titlesincluding 18 singles and 41 doubles trophies and mixed doubles, and 9 Wimbledon singles championships. In total he won 167 individual titles and 177 doubles.
Was at the beginning of this yearWhen I had planned to travel to Australia to carry out his work as a commentator in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, when warned of what happened to himwent.
