Celtic and Aston Villa legend Stiliyan Petrov gives his support to Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme
- Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia this month
- Ikeme returned abnormal blood tests during pre-season training with the club
- The 31-year-old will now begin a course of chemotherapy to treat the disease
- Petrov succesfully battled leukaemia and has now offered Ikeme his support
Stiliyan Petrov has given his support to Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme after he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
The former Aston Villa, Celtic and Bulgaria star, who successfully battled leukaemia himself, visited 31-year-old Ikeme over the weekend.
Petrov told the Birmingham Mail: 'I went to see Carl the other day, so we had a little chat. Obviously there were a lot of questions in his mind, and he was in very good spirits.
Aston Villa and Celtic legend Stiliyan Petrov has given his support to Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme
Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia after returning abnormal blood tests in pre-season
'He's started his treatment now. It's a long road to follow.
'He had so many questions so I've been through it with him. You need to answer in a way that's going to give him everything that will happen, what to expect, how to deal with it, what are the side-effects, how he's going to approach everything.
'There's a lot of things, but he's in good spirits and that's the main thing. I said to him, 'You'll have great support. Everybody around the world will support you and it's a great help'.
Petrov underwent a course of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with the disease in 2012
'It's a long road, it's hard, it's tough, you need to really battle though it. But look at me now. I'm alive, I'm kicking.
'It's life afterwards and it's worth it when you battle so hard to appreciate life even more afterwards.'
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