Jarrod Lyle: PGA players and fellow Australians send love towards golfer who begins palliative care after cancer battle

Angus Reid

Jarrod Lyle: PGA players and fellow Australians send love towards golfer who begins palliative care after cancer battle image

Australians woke to the terrible news on Wednesday morning that Aussie golfer Jarrod Lyle will stop cancer treatment and begin palliative care after a long battle with leukaemia.

The 36-year-old Aussie is suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia for the third time, after previously beating the illness twice before in 1999 and 2012.

It was revealed last month that the husband and father had suffered vision loss when the cancer returned in 2017.

Lyle's wife Briony posted the following heartbreaking message on Facebook on Tuesday night.

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"My heart breaks as I type this message," the Facebook message said.

"Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care.

"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.

"There is simply not enough time to get this message out to everyone individually, so for some of our really close friends and family I cannot apologise enough for breaking the news in this way. We have done our best to 'control' the narrative surrounding Jarrod's illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I'm not sure how much longer this development will remain private.

"Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times. But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.

"My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead. Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.

"When it's appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time. Bri xx."

Lyle was an incredibly popular member of the golfing circuit, and arguably his best moment on the course can be seen below.

Fellow players from all around the world sent their love to Lyle and his family via social media when the news broke, with many not believing what they had heard.






 

But it wasn't just those men who shared walks with Lyle from tee to green that sent their love, with fellow Aussies showing support on Wednesday morning.





 

 

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