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The current Northern Knights coach sought advice from Collingwood doctor Dr Ruben Branson which lead to the shocking discovery.and vowed he would beat the condition.“No one likes to be told you have got that sort of illness. But I am the sort of person who deals with what is front of me.
“When I found out, I was like ‘How do we treat it?’ ‘How do we deal with it?’ ‘When can we get started on treatment? And what’s the plan?’”Source: Getty Images Rocca is standing down from his role with the Knights as he gets set to undergo six months of chemotherapy with the support of his wife Enza and his children, Mia, 18, and Max, 14.“I’ve been told it is quite a common lymphoma, it is Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma … it is very treatable,” he said.“The statistics tell us that it is very treatable. I’m feeling OK at the moment.”News of Rocca’s diagnosis left the football community rallying behind the former Collingwood legend.
Fellow Collingwood legend Tony Shaw wrote: “Horrible news about Anthony Roccas diagnosis. What a beautiful man. We are in this fight with u mate. I know the club will have your back and anything I can do to help I’m there. To the extended Rocco family we are only a call away for help.”You’ll smash it! God speed.”Another user wrote: “We are all behind you Anthony, you’ll beat this legend.”
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