Swimming legend Michael Klim is facing his biggest battle yet with the 44-year-old diagnosed with an incurable and debilitating auto-immune disorder. 7NEWS
legend is now facing his biggest battle yet, with the 44-year-old diagnosed with an incurable and debilitating auto-immune disorder in 2019.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onDoctors diagnosed Klim with the rare disorder chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after the Olympian had battled with strange symptoms for years.
“Look it took me a while to process, chronic basically means it’s almost there forever,” Klim told Channel 7’s“It’s affected my life in many ways, as you mentioned my walking is affected greatly, I’ve lost pretty much all my muscle in the legs and sensation. In response Klim said he was worried that he had overtrained during his swimming career - and that was now catching up to him in retirement.
Australia wins men's 4 X 100m freestyle relay in Sydney, Australia on September 17, 2000 - Michael Klim, Chris Fydler, Ashley Callus, Ian Thorpe.The father-of-three said he was choosing to speak out about his condition in an effort to raise awareness.
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