I'm delighted to hear the news that Murray Walker is well and truly on the mend after being diagnosed with lymphoma - a type of blood cancer that was discovered earlier this year whilst being treated for a broken pelvis in Salisbury.
Walker - the legendary F1 commentator - has confirmed that he will not have to undergo six months of intensive chemotherapy after receiving "unbelievably" good news on his condition from the doctors recently.
Blood tests while he was recovering in hospital from a broken pelvis suffered on holiday in Germany discovered the form of blood cancer but thankfully it was found at a very early stage.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail he explained that ongoing evaluation on his lymphoma persuaded doctors that his condition is not as serious as first thought.
Murray - who is widely seen as a national treasure - was inundated with support all over social networks, from motorsport legends and currently drivers when his condition was made clear earlier in the year.
Talking to the Daily Mail he said: "I went to have my pre-chemotherapy blood check this week and was understandably delighted when they said, 'Your blood condition has improved so much that it is now nearly normal and you do not need chemotherapy.'"
He added: "The theory is that I had a substantial internal blood loss when I fell and fractured my pelvis, which, in turn, caused the anaemic condition. Since then my body has apparently been quietly putting things right in the weird and wonderful way these things happen."
He will still need to undergo regular check ups in hospital and chemotherapy may be required further down the line if his blood condition worsens in the future.
The 89-year-old said he is "unbelievably happy" with the news that was clearly "great news from a selfish point of view."
He added that he now felt rather guilty after the response from fans and members of the motorsport and Formula 1 community and said that he felt "a bit of a fraud" after receiving messages under 'false pretences' before saying: "In mitigation I have to say that when I was diagnosed my feeling was that the news was bound to come out and the best thing I could do was to announce it openly and get it all over."
I would like to send my well wishes to Murray and wish him a speedy recovery.
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Blood tests while he was recovering in hospital from a broken pelvis suffered on holiday in Germany discovered the form of blood cancer but thankfully it was found at a very early stage.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail he explained that ongoing evaluation on his lymphoma persuaded doctors that his condition is not as serious as first thought.
Murray - who is widely seen as a national treasure - was inundated with support all over social networks, from motorsport legends and currently drivers when his condition was made clear earlier in the year.
Talking to the Daily Mail he said: "I went to have my pre-chemotherapy blood check this week and was understandably delighted when they said, 'Your blood condition has improved so much that it is now nearly normal and you do not need chemotherapy.'"
He added: "The theory is that I had a substantial internal blood loss when I fell and fractured my pelvis, which, in turn, caused the anaemic condition. Since then my body has apparently been quietly putting things right in the weird and wonderful way these things happen."
He will still need to undergo regular check ups in hospital and chemotherapy may be required further down the line if his blood condition worsens in the future.
The 89-year-old said he is "unbelievably happy" with the news that was clearly "great news from a selfish point of view."
He added that he now felt rather guilty after the response from fans and members of the motorsport and Formula 1 community and said that he felt "a bit of a fraud" after receiving messages under 'false pretences' before saying: "In mitigation I have to say that when I was diagnosed my feeling was that the news was bound to come out and the best thing I could do was to announce it openly and get it all over."
I would like to send my well wishes to Murray and wish him a speedy recovery.
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