Australian cricket legend Allan Border has Parkinson’s and says it will likely be a miracle if he lives to 80.
The first participant in historical past to attain 11,000 Test runs, Border has revealed he was recognized with the illness in 2016 however had been hiding it from the general public eye for seven years.
“I’m a pretty private person and I didn’t want people to feel sorry for me sort of thing,” the 68-year-old advised Newscorp.
“Whether people care you don’t know. But I know there’ll come a day when people will notice.”
Border’s trusted Fox Sports colleague Steve Crawley advised Border at dinner final week that his good associates has already observed.
“I get the feeling I’m a hell of a lot better off than most,” Border stated.
“At the moment I’m not scared, not about the immediate future anyway.
“I’m 68. If I make 80, that’ll be a miracle. I’ve received a physician pal and I stated if I make 80, that’ll be a miracle, and he stated, ‘That can be a miracle.’
“No way am I going to get another 100, that’s for sure. I’ll just slip slowly into the west.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
