OT snooker player Paul Hunter Dies

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:41

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 035879.stm

seemed a top bloke

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:50

That is terribly sad news.

I thought he was going to get over his illness.

lvlarc · Post by **lvlarc** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:54

Shocking. I thought he was recovered too what a shame :(

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:02

words fail me. oh dear me how sad for his family. i liked this fella

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:03

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:21

Yeah, he was an excellent player and fought the desease very bravely.

Cannot say this news is shocking, it was a rare form of cancer and I didn't like what he was reporting in the World championship (i.e. 2x 16 week sessions of Chemo with no sign of the cancer being reduced).

I just hope his passing will increase people putting their hands in the pocket for Cancer Research. Its such a horrible desease, my immediate family has suffered alot from it. I saw my cousin the other day, she is only 38 couldn't remember me and I couldn't recognise her. A non smoker who has lived a healthy, active life. She's been given months tops, I hope it is days to be honest.

R.I.P.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:29

That is really awful news, I really feel for his whole family, he was a great player and great character as well... I remember seeing him play live at the masters when he was only about 18 and you could see then that he was a really special player, so unfair that such a promising life should be cut short... its awful when someone gets this illness what ever their age but even more cruel when they are so young and have a young family RIP mate.

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:42

thats awful news, i was genuinely gutted when i read the thread title. i thought he was doing okay, i had no idea it had got to that stage.
r.i.p mate.
sorry to hear about your cousin too stu, thats dreadfull news as well.
thoughts with both families.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:42

silkov wrote:That is really awful news, I really feel for his whole family, he was a great player and great character as well... I remember seeing him play live at the masters when he was only about 18 and you could see then that he was a really special player, so unfair that such a promising life should be cut short... its awful when someone gets this illness what ever their age but even more cruel when they are so young and have a young family RIP mate.

I can only echo this post on Hunter's playing ability. I never saw him play in the arena, but can remember him at a very young age. I think he was the only player capable of matching O Sullivan when the Rocket is on form.

E · Post by E » 09 Oct 2006, 18:46

What a shocker....... cancer needs more research it is the greatest killer as I understand

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:58

If governments put as much effort into researching cancer as they do into building weapons to kill people a cure would probably have been found years ago.....

SticknMove · Post by **SticknMove** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:09

I have to echo the sentiments. Really sad news to hear this. It must be absolutely devastating to his family and friends to lose someone, so talented and full of vitality, at such early age to this awful disease.

I lost my dad and aunt within the space of 3 days of each other a couple of years ago to cancer and saw how this disease whittles people away to nothing.

RIP Paul.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 10 Oct 2006, 03:36

I donate to a few charities by DD but cancer isn't one of them. Keep meaning to change that and I will now. It's such an indiscriminate disease, no rhyme or reason to it at all.

Paul Hunter seemed a genuinely lovely fella. Can't imagine how devastated his family must be.

God bless to all.

assassin · Post by **assassin** » 10 Oct 2006, 04:48

Horrible news.

My thoughts are with his wife and family

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 10 Oct 2006, 06:15

RIP Mr Hunter.

How brave & heroic he was to continue playing whilst his body was ravaged by cancer, unable to feel much due to the chemotherapy.

A true hero & battler.

Sad loss.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 10 Oct 2006, 06:20

Poor sod, very sad indeed. Was never a fan of Hunter myself, but still very sad news that someone in the prime of their life with a potentially great career ahead of them succumbed to cancer, just makes you think how lucky you are to be alive.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 10 Oct 2006, 06:22

Gutted

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 10 Oct 2006, 06:36

Very sad news.

Hunter put in some great performances in winning the British Masters title 3 times, 7-3 down against O'Brien in 2001 final , Hunter came back to win 10-9. Then a year later he was 5-0 down , but came back to beat Williams 10-9.
Then in what i rate as his best performance he was 7-4 down to O'Sullivan only to go on to win 10-9.

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:06

the passing of paul hunter, the murder of the fella in hackney and the reaction of his 9 year old daughter, the sentencing of those thugs in peckham for the killing of dami taylor, the sadness of stu's situation (above post), this is one of the darkest weeks i have known for a fair time - all i can do is think of my daughter 6, healthy and happy to see her dad every night when i get home from work to keep the tears at bay, but does it work?

Flump · Post by **Flump** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:17

Tragic News - RIP

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:32

Tragic. :(

Will never forget how he bravely continued to play whilst fighting this disease.True fighting spirit.

RIP Paul.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:32

Thanks for the kind words regarding my cousin guys. We pretty much accepted what we are seeing now when the Doctors said it was back on her stomach - originally Lung Cancer - quite ironic as she doesn't smoke. I suspect its on her brain now and its not very nice seeing her.

What I am finding harder to deal with is the plight of my mother currently, she has battled and "beaten" the desease twice (again, healthy non smoker). However, we are currently undertaking tests as a family to see if my mother illness' can be genetic and doctors told my mother that they are "105%" sure (that's a quote from the doctor) it will return sooner rather than later. Hard to know what to do, do you just hope they are wrong and continue living as a non cancer person would - do you start spending every last penny to enjoy what could be the final years. Very hard to make plans.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:40

Yes unfortunately in most cases people who contract a serious life threatening cancer, ultimately usually end up dying from the disease. However, in some cases this can be 30 years later, and they may well enjoy a pretty full lifespan. There is a large genetic component to predisposition towards cancers in families, which is why when you register with a GP they ask if there is any incidence of cancer in the family.

That said, a healthy life with lots of exercise and not too many toxins is still likely to give anyone the best fighting chance, and there's quite a lot of recent evidence on the role exercise has to play in preventing and even fighting cancerous growths.

For your information, there is also a herbal remedy on the market at the moment which has a lot of scientific backing from the traditional scientific community for it's ability not merely to prevent cancer, but to kill tumours and reverse the progression of the disease. It's called Acai, and it's been known about in Brazil and other south American countries for some time now. It's already on the market in the UK, and whilst I am usually very skeptical about such things, it appears there is a lot of research being conducted into this plant, which until very recently was not consumed outside of certain regions of Brazil where it grows.

Type ACAI into google, and you will find lots of threads on it.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 10 Oct 2006, 08:07

Well done on your old man going past the five years.... Its usually classified in remission for 7 years, beyond that they claim you have truly beaten the desease and any new case is treated entirely seperately.

Glad to see he is enjoying himself, hope you guys have a massive party in two years time!

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 10 Oct 2006, 08:11

Sad to hear that about your mum Stu, seems even more 'unfair' when shes been a nonsmoker. I dont know if I agree with the doc telling her that its bound to come back, ....nobody can ever know for certain and surely a positive outlook is a good defence to it and it must be hard to be positive when your doctor says something like that. Sometimes I think Doctors can say too much and they certainly arent right all the time!.