Carla Surez announces that she suffers from Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Spanish tennis player Carla Suárez revealed on Tuesday that suffers from Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will have to undergo six months of chemotherapy, and has assured that it faces a “complicated reality” with calm and “positivism in the face of adversity.”

“Hello everyone. I wanted to let you know that a few days ago doctors detected a Hodgkin’s lymphoma that requires six months of chemotherapy. I’m fine, I’m calm and looking forward to facing whatever comes“, confirmed Suárez in a video posted on his social networks.” I have to face a complicated reality. It’s time to accept it and try to move forward relying on medical advice. Always with positivism in the face of adversity, “he added.

He later explained his situation in a statement. “As I mentioned in previous weeks, I have been unable to complete my track workouts and gym routines for a while. By exposing myself to the intensity required by professional sports training, my body responds with an indisposition. “I have not been able to complete practice sessions since last July,” he said.

I have to face a complicated reality. It is time to accept it and try to get ahead relying on medical advice. Always with positivism in the face of adversity. ????

Patience and self-belief guided me through my career. Not the easiest rival to deal with. I’ll need my truly best. pic.twitter.com/lF9oVChWRh

– Carla Suárez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) September 1, 2020

After experiencing this discomfort, that of Gran Canaria he was admitted to a hospital. “We have sought medical answers to the appearance of these symptoms. The various tests have required me to rest and have prevented me from participating in the two tournaments organized in New York during the months of August and September, as was my excitement after so many weeks out of the competition, ”he noted.

“Clinical results have confirmed to me the appearance of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in my body. The medical team tells me that detection is early, its proliferation is curable and small in size. The reaction was immediate: we will be undergoing chemotherapy treatment for the next six months. The only goal I have at the moment is to follow the medical advice on a daily basis, leaving any other reality in the background, “he said.

Suárez, current number 71 of the món, he already announced his indisposition last week and retired from the US Open, and has now also confirmed his departure from the preliminary round of the WTA Premier in Rome and the Roland Garros final table. The Canary had planned to retire at the end of this season.