He's just posted this:
"Resilience like that was good to lean on when I was told before Christmas that I would need surgery on a brain tumour. It was easy to take the news with a matter-of-fact attitude because I’d seen how other people dealt with and processed significantly worse situations. I don’t want to dwell on my diagnosis. The tumour is benign and I won’t need radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The specialists expect me to make a full recovery. But I will be gone from The Athletic for a while and I didn’t want to vanish without explaining why."
Surgery tomorrow.
Awful news. All the best, Phil.
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Best of luck to Phil. Superb writer.
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The full article, referencing conversations with Matteo and Bamba, is written brilliantly.
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
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Sad news! Fingers crossed and a speedy recovery.
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Best wishes Phil.
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Fingers crossed for you Phil, hopefully back writing soon.
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Best wishes Phil - wishing a speedy recovery
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Take care Phil a very good journalist in my opinion
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Excellent reporter, and hope he is back covering Leeds soon. When I am out of the house on match day Phil Hay and this forum are my go to places for updates.
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All the best Phil, hope the surgery goes well. I’ll miss your writing...