WWE legend ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan, 68, provides inspiring update as wrestling star continues his cancer battle
WWE legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has given an inspiring update on his cancer battle as he continues his recovery. The 68-year-old is undergoing radiation therapy as he fights prostate cancer, the latest in a series of health issues. Duggan has also had to contend with heart and kidney issues previously, but he is refusing to […]
WWE legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has given an inspiring update on his cancer battle as he continues his recovery.
The 68-year-old is undergoing radiation therapy as he fights prostate cancer, the latest in a series of health issues.
Duggan has also had to contend with heart and kidney issues previously, but he is refusing to let his spirit be beaten.
In an upbeat video on social media, the wrestler told fans how he keeps himself going.
He said: “Hey folks, I was just in there brushing my teeth, getting ready for bed, feeling sorry for myself.
“It wasn’t that long ago I had kidney cancer. I lost a kidney. Then, just three years ago, I had all the heart problems, where I was in the ICU unit and ended up having an ablation.
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“Then, I had two other incidents where I was in the ICU unit, and then I got diagnosed with prostate cancer, they take out my prostate, and I still have to have radiation because the cancer is still in me.
“I’m sitting here feeling a little sorry for myself.
“Then I look in the mirror, and the man in the mirror is looking back hard at me.
“And, it’s ‘Duggan, pull your head out! Stand up straight! God bless that you have only six more weeks of radiation! God bless that you only have six more weeks of radiation!
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“Look around, looking around, you get it a lot better than a lot of other people. God bless! So, Hacksaw, pull your head out, and I’m going to do it, and folks make sure you get your physicals, save your life!”
The battling WWE icon had to have his prostate removed in October last year, which briefly left him cancer-free.
But he then revealed to followers online that the deadly disease had returned.
Duggan was named in the 2011 class of WWE’s Hall of Fame and was one of the most popular performers for Vince McMahon’s company throughout the 80s and early 90s.
The powerhouse was also the winner of what was then the WWF‘s first-ever Royal Rumble back in 1988.