Former Toronto FC midfielder Tsubasa Endoh is undergoing treatment method in his native Japan for acute leukemia.
In social media posts on his confirmed accounts, the 29-yr-aged from Tokyo stated he was diagnosed Dec. 2.
“I was honestly shocked at first and it was truly tricky to take the complete condition,” he wrote.
Endoh explained he has presently started chemotherapy sessions.
“It’s gonna be a hell of a journey and it is absolutely the most difficult instant in my life, but I’m established to combat this and occur back more powerful than ever,” he extra.
His announcement drew messages of aid from the MLS club and a number of former teammates.
Toronto took the previous Japanese youth global in the 1st round, ninth over-all, out of the University of Maryland in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Endoh experienced with 10 plans in 80 appearances in all competitions for Toronto more than the next six seasons. Right after his agreement expired pursuing the stop of the 2021 campaign, Endoh signed a six-thirty day period agreement with Australia’s Melbourne City FC in February.
Most not too long ago he was with Los Angeles Galaxy II.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a style of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside of bones wherever blood cells are made.
According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Culture of Canada, there were being an approximated 6,900 new scenarios of leukemia in 2020 in Canada.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Dec. 2. 2022.
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