Irish Olympian rides on with terminal cancer
Irish Olympic showjumper Damian Gardiner has revealed he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer only volition comport on riding as well as competing for equally long equally he can.
Gardiner, who represented Republic of Ireland at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Arthos, has been diagnosed with Stage four cancer of the oesophagus.
The 43-year-old has had “extensive only futile radiations treatment”, as well as has turned downwards chemotherapy “so he tin bask the coming months inward the companionship of his friends as well as family” at his San Diego, California home.
“Earlier this year, I was at an consequence as well as I brutal from my horse,” he told TheScore.ie. “I was trapped underneath the Equus caballus subsequently the autumn as well as wound my ribs. I couldn’t swallow as well as nutrient wouldn’t become down. It was subsequently virtually ii months that I went to a doc [in April] to larn it checked out.”
The cancer was found at that point.
Doctors get-go found a tumor inward Gardner’s esophagus, as well as the doctors idea it was centralized as well as operable. After several scans they found that it has invaded his tummy as well as liver. His life expectancy inward the 6 months to a twelvemonth attain without chemotherapy.
“With chemo the life expectancy would hold upwardly to a greater extent than inward the twelvemonth to twelvemonth as well as a one-half rage having chemo every ii weeks or until his trunk cannot accept it whatsoever more,” his girlfriend, Jenny Carbonari, said.
“Damian has opted to non direct maintain chemo as well as to alive his remaining life equally happy as well as comfortable equally he can. He has chosen to alive equally fully equally he tin for equally long equally he can. He wants to hold upwardly at the Equus caballus shows watching the horses with a smiling on his facial expression upwardly as well as joke with his friends.”
Gardiner has lived on the due west coast of the USA for nearly twenty years, subsequently intending to rest inward California for vi months. He has won 175 Grand Prix events roughly the world.
He rode inward the 1996 Olympic Games inward Atlanta, Georgia, alongside Eddie Macken, Peter Charles as well as Jessica Kürten (née Chesney). The Irish Gaelic squad finished eighth.
The Score said Gardiner, who has ii teenaged children, Ciara as well as Damien, as well as is from a menage unit of measurement of eight. He returns domicile to Republic of Ireland several times a year.
His girlfriend, Jenny Carbonari, has established the Damian Gardiner Medical Fund on GoFundMe, which has already raised to a greater extent than than $41, 000 of the $50,000 goal to cover treatments, consultations as well as a domicile caregiver. Gardiner does non direct maintain wellness insurance as well as cannot function regularly.
“I direct maintain been told past times his doctors to heighten coin for an in-home caregiver, hospice as well as destination of life costs. I create non know what these costs volition hold upwardly as well as had honestly non set this on our site because of its enormity,” Carbonari said.
“We give thank y'all every unmarried somebody who has donated time, money, as well as fifty-fifty gifted a car. I promise that y'all all experience skilful virtually beingness a business office of this campaign as well as nosotros tin comport the positive unloose energy forward.”
Gardiner has remained active inward preparation as well as preparing horses. He final competed at the weekend.
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