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| DAVID HILLIER | |
Four years ago, doctors gave David Hillier just two years to live after diagnosing him with advanced prostate cancer. Determined to fight the disease, David was willing to explore every radical and experimental treatment. Despite being warned that a course of chemotherapy might do little to improve his prognosis, he persisted. David eventually found a doctor at the Middlesex Hospital willing to give him the six-month course of treatment. Then he spent eight months at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York, having a specifically targeted type of radiotherapy currently only carried out in the US. A doctor there encouraged David - who, at 41, is relatively young to get prostate cancer - to do as much exercise as possible. So he took up cycling - in a big way. David decided to set himself goals - competing in races and raising charity cash. He took part in New York's Five Borough's race - a 42-mile trip - and recently competed in the gruelling Etape du Tour - a 118-mile ride along the infamous Gap to Alpe d'Huez mountain stage of the Tour de France. And the hard work has paid off. Not only has David raised more than £250,000 for the Prostate Cancer Charity, but his cancer has been undetectable for almost a year now. He said: "I still don't know how much time I've got left on this earth. In fact, I've stopped asking my doctors now because they don't know either. "The odds suggest not as long as most people. My heart tells me that I'm going to be the lucky one, the miracle man, if you like. "I don't know if that's true, but in the meantime, I'm going to stay positive, stay active and keep giving myself things to stay alive for. "I wouldn't be able to look my wife and daughters in the eye if I did anything else." |
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