WHEN Will Wise started to feel hot and sweaty on the Tube on the way to work one morning, he assumed it was just the stress of the commute. He had to be in the office in London for 8.30am, and he was "rushing" to make sure he made it on time.
But the former professional basketball player, who was now working in recruitment, fell seriously ill before reaching his desk. The then-30-year-old's heart was racing and he started vomiting blood. Eventually, he passed out and was rushed to hospital, where tests revealed he had incurable cancer.
"One in two people will get cancer, but I was oblivious to it before going through this," Will said. His life changed forever on November 28, 2022. Will, originally from inner-city Philadelphia, US, and now lives in West London, said: "I had no symptoms at all.
Being a former professional basketball player, I was pretty fit. "I actually went for a run that morning then I took a shower and headed off to work. "When I was on the Tube, I just started sweating profusely.
"I remember thinking, 'What is going on? Maybe I just worked out too hard, it's normal'. "But I got this blazing headache, and I was still sweating as if I'd just played a game of basketball. "But anyone who lives in London or has been there will know, the Underground is sticky and hot.
" Once Will got to work, he collapsed in the stairwell. He was weak, dazed and unable to walk. Then, he started vomiting, and he couldn't stop.
"I was throwing up and throwing up, and it was this col.
