MELBOURNE president Jim Stynes says another twist in his remarkable fight against cancer was “definitely” an early Christmas present.
Stynes revealed openly at Gosch’s Paddock on Monday - where he presented new recruit Mitch Clark’s No.11 guernsey - that his battle was almost over. But he added that another turn in his remarkable journey had happened.
“I thought we were done and dusted, but they’ve (the doctors) decided that there is something else we can do,” he said.
“I’m going to go in and have another brain operation and hopefully that’ll give me a bit more time.”
But the Melbourne great said he was “feeling pretty good” at the moment and that he would continue the fight.
“I was ripped off there, not too long ago. I’ve been given another crack and the doctors saw something they didn’t see a few weeks ago. They got some more medicine that’ll keep me going for a bit more,” he said.
“They started something new and they didn’t think it was going to work, but now they think it might. I’m taking a lot of different medications and I’ve been playing around with a few bits and pieces.
“Some of it seems to be working and it has in some parts of my body, but one of the tumours has halved in size and that was unexpected. We only found that out a week ago, so that was a real surprise.”
Stynes revealed openly at Gosch’s Paddock on Monday - where he presented new recruit Mitch Clark’s No.11 guernsey - that his battle was almost over. But he added that another turn in his remarkable journey had happened.
“I thought we were done and dusted, but they’ve (the doctors) decided that there is something else we can do,” he said.
“I’m going to go in and have another brain operation and hopefully that’ll give me a bit more time.”
But the Melbourne great said he was “feeling pretty good” at the moment and that he would continue the fight.
“I was ripped off there, not too long ago. I’ve been given another crack and the doctors saw something they didn’t see a few weeks ago. They got some more medicine that’ll keep me going for a bit more,” he said.
“They started something new and they didn’t think it was going to work, but now they think it might. I’m taking a lot of different medications and I’ve been playing around with a few bits and pieces.
“Some of it seems to be working and it has in some parts of my body, but one of the tumours has halved in size and that was unexpected. We only found that out a week ago, so that was a real surprise.”
