SHAUN GREATBATCH

[shitatdarts]

SHAUN GREATBATCH is an ordinary man who is taking extraordinary events in his stride.

He steps up to the oche tomorrow at the Lakeside World Darts Championship facing a battle for his life.


Greatbatch, 39, has an incurable form of bone marrow cancer which has rampaged through his body with devastating effects.


In June, Greatbatch was 6ft 5in tall. He is now four inches shorter at 6ft 1in because the disease has savaged his spine.


Powerful chemotherapy drugs have killed millions of his blood cells in a bid to halt the cancer’s progress, leaving him exhausted.





www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/other_sports/darts/article2090181.ece


wow, didnt know things were so bad

[kong]

me and shaun aint really got on in the past.......he,s been through a lot and its took a lot of bottle gettin back on the stage again...i wish the fella all the best

[cadbhoy180]

never liked him but wish him all the best ;D

[kate]

thats very sad,

i wish him all the best for the future

[mrpro03]

I did not think it was that serious, but I wish all the best.

[J180]

i had a tear in my eye after his match

[andybike]

Jan 5, 2009 14:30:25 GMT 1 J180 said:

i had a tear in my eye after his match

ahh ya wee softy ;D

must admit i did too,very moving and the tribute to him was very nice.

[gavster]

aye very sad

[scottishpaul]

Never liked him but had big balls to get up there and do what he did, and yep the end of the match was very moving!

It's tremendously sad and made me think about young Paul Hunter the snooker player, never really liked him either but the boy gave it his all when he found out he was dying, you cannot fail but to gain respect for people that face such a huge adversity with such honour and dignity, respect to them all.

[gavster]

Jan 8, 2009 16:57:18 GMT 1 scottishpaul said:

Never liked him but had big balls to get up there and do what he did, and yep the end of the match was very moving!

It's tremendously sad and made me think about young Paul Hunter the snooker player, never really liked him either but the boy gave it his all when he found out he was dying, you cannot fail but to gain respect for people that face such a huge adversity with such honour and dignity, respect to them all.

well said my friend