Kareem is now in remission, but has pledged to use his fame and influence to help others with their battles. Massive respect to this wonderful man for using his public profile to help fight cancer....top bloke :-)
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Kareem Abdul Jabbar talks about his Leukaemia battle.
NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar may be known to you as a top class Basket Ball player from many years ago,and if ,like me!, you have ever watched the comedy movie "Airplane" from 1980 (that long ago?) you will remember him playing the part of Co-Pilot Roger (over and out!) alongside Peter Graves and Leslie Neilson but did you know that 6 or 7 years ago he was diagnosed with CML?
Monday, 16 November 2009
Basketball legend Abdul-Jabbar is battling Chronic leukaemia
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has revealed that he is being treated for a rare form of leukaemia.
The 62-year-old, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia last December but insists his prognosis is positive.
To read the full story please click HERE to go to the BBC Sport Website.
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