During the last episode of his podcast, triple NBA champion Dwyane Wade revealed some details about a fear of health that he was confronted with more than a year ago.
Wade underwent an operation in December 2023 that removed 40% of a kidney. The operation was followed by what Wade described as a “shocking” diagnosis of cancer.
A complete body scan attached the presence of a “cyst/tumor” to one of the kidneys of Wade.
“And the doctor said,” You have to undergo a kidney surgery, “” noted the 43-year-old retired basketball star on the Thursday edition of “The Why Withane Wade Wade” Podcast.
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Dwyane Wade during the Olympic Summer Games in the Accor Arena during the Olympic Summer Games in Paris in Paris and Canada between France and Canada. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)
Wade admitted that he largely avoided a doctor over the years for a physical one, but he eventually made an appointment as soon as he started to experience stomach problems, cramps and problems with urination.
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“About the process of checking, such as:” Why does my (urine) come out slowly, why is my power not powerful? Why is it a bit weak? ” “Wade remembered. After removing a considerable part of his left kidney, doctors concluded that the tumor was cancer, Wade said.
Wade said that the fear of health was weakened.
Miami Heat Great Dwyane Wade in Kaseya Center. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)
“I think it was the first time that my family, my father, my children, saw me weak,” he said. “That moment was probably the weakest point I’ve ever felt in my life. … I had a hard time, dog. Struggling.
“And one thing you never want to do as a man is that you never want your family to see you as weak. You don’t want to be weak, and you don’t want to be seen on your weak moments. But I had to.”
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Wade’s father, Dwyane Wade Sr., also had a fight with prostate cancer. The former Miami Heat star said that experiencing the fear of health helped him to realize the importance of family.
“What I saw in the middle of me that I went through my illness, I saw my family who may not always talk, maybe not always agree. I saw everyone appear before me and for me and in that process, in my weakness , I found strength in my family “
Wade has not revealed any details about it His current health.
Wade withdrew from the NBA after the 2018-19 season. He is the leader of the heat of all time in points, helps and steals. He was called the NBA Finals MVP in 2006.
He bought a ownership of ownership in the Utah Jazz in 2021. Wade also came to the Chicago Sky Property group in 2023 when he became one of the minority investors of the WNBA franchise.
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