How is Louis Van Gaal doing?
FORMER Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal shocked the world and his players when he announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The Dutch coach, 72, revealed the sad news ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
How is Louis Van Gaal doing?
On September 10, 2023, Louis Van Gaal gave a health update on his prostate cancer battle.
The former Manchester United manager explained that 25 radiation treatments have been carried out to treat his cancer and that he is now waiting to find out if his last operation was successful.
Van Gaal, who is returning to hospital on September 19, said: “How am I doing? Well, I had surgery two or three weeks ago.
“They have tried to put everything in order, details of which I won't tire you with further, but now we have to wait and see.
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“On September 19, I have to go back again and then everything will be decided - and then a miracle could take place that I am able to go the toilet by myself again.”
When did Louis Van Gaal get diagnosed with cancer?
Van Gaal revealed in April 2022, that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
However, he kept the diagnosis from his players during their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The squad was unaware that their boss had been wearing a catheter beneath his attire while orchestrating training sessions.
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He told the at the time of his decision: “I think you don’t tell people you work with like that because it might influence their choices, their decisiveness, so I thought they shouldn’t know.
“You don’t die from prostate cancer, at least not in 90% of the cases.
“It is usually other underlying diseases that kill you. But I had a pretty aggressive form, got irradiated 25 times.
"Then you have a lot of management to do in order to get through life.”
What has Louis Van Gaal said?
Since going public with his cancer diagnosis, Van Gaal has remained positive.
His first wife, Fernanda Obbes, died of liver and pancreatic cancer in 1994.
The year after, he won his first Champions League with his legendary Ajax side.
“I've been through a lot with illnesses, including with my own wife,” he said. “So that's just part of life.
“(I) as a human being have probably become richer because of all those experiences.”