Guy Lafleur continues his courageous fight against cancer. He is currently at his home after making a short routine visit to the hospital, his family said yesterday in an update on the legendary Canadiens forward’s condition.
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“He continues to be closely followed by his doctors, can we read in the press release relayed by the CH. To this end, he must go to the CHUM from time to time for usage follow-ups. »
Thanks to supporters
The Lafleur family also wanted to “wholeheartedly thank the supporters of the Canadian for their empathy and the wave of love” towards the “Blonde Demon”.
In a text message sent to Journal yesterday, Guy Lafleur said “I feel good, but tired”.
The legendary number 10 has been battling lung cancer for almost three years, which was detected when he was due to undergo a quadruple heart bypass.
Mr. Lafleur was then diagnosed with a recurrence of the disease in October 2020.
The last public outing of Mr. Lafleur, now 70 years old, dates back to last October, in Quebec. The number 4 he wore with the Remparts during his junior internship was then immortalized by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
In an emotional speech, he said he was fighting “the fight of his life”.
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