Olimpijski prvak ima raka, a vseeno meri na Tokio 2020

Kot je na družbenem omrežju Twitter zapisal 30-letni plavalec, se bo v bazene vrnil v nekaj tednih, zdaj pa ga najprej čaka zdravljenje.

 

 

 

 

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Life, like swimming the 100 free, can come at you hard and fast as you can’t always see who, or what, may be chasing you down. Recently, I went to the doctor as something didn’t seem quite right. At the very least, I still needed to get my flu shot so it couldn’t hurt. After a few tests and visits with a specialist, I unfortunately learned that I have Testicular Cancer. On the bright side, we caught it early, I have already started treatment and the prognosis is good. I will be back in the water in a few short weeks with my sights fully set on Tokyo! Along the way, I hope to share my journey in an effort to help break the stigma of discussing men’s health issues. I’ve realized that too often we tend to avoid these important topics, ignore the potential warning signs, and put off getting the medical help that we may need. As I told my family, I’ll be putting my public health degree to work a little sooner than I planned! But in all seriousness, I am keeping a positive attitude as cases such as mine are curable. I am extremely grateful for my family and friends, especially my wife, for their love and support. I am scheduled for surgery early next week and will provide an update soon. #menshealth #testicularcancer #standuptocancer

A post shared by Nathan Adrian (@nathangadrian) on Jan 24, 2019 at 12:20pm PST

"Zgodaj smo odkrili raka, začel sem zdravljenje in napoved je dobra. V bazenu bom spet v nekaj kratkih tednih s ciljem, da nastopim v Tokiu," je zapisal Adrian, ki je štiri od petih zlatih olimpijskih medalj osvojil z ameriško štafeto. Posamično je bil prvi v Londonu 2012 na 100 metrov prosto. Ima še eno olimpijsko srebro - tudi tega s štafeto - ter dva posamična brona, oba iz Ria de Janeira 2016.

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— Nathan Adrian (@Nathangadrian) January 24, 2019

Novico o svoji bolezni je Adrian izkoristil za spodbudo vsem, naj pazijo in redno preverjajo svoje zdravje. "Spoznal sem, da se prepogosto izogibamo takšnih pomembnih tem, ignoriramo potencialne opozorilne znake in se izogibamo zdravstveni pomoči. Ohranjam pozitivno držo, saj so primeri, kot je tudi moj, lahko ozdravljivi."

Nathan Adrian je petkratni olimpijski prvak v plavanju. Foto: Getty Images

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