New Zealand Test cricket legend Marin Crowe feels unmasked and authentic when it comes to fighting with cancer, and has claimed that he is living one hour to the next as his battle with the deadly disease continues.
The former New Zealand batsman, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council hall of fame at New Zealand's Cricket World Cup pool match against Australia at Eden Park, revealed that cancer had prompted him to ask questions of himself.
Crowe admitted that one asks themselves if they want to live, or do they want to die, or if they have had enough. He added that he knows as a father and as a husband, as a son and a brother, that he clearly has not had enough, but insisted that he has stopped fighting the fight, Stuff.co.nz reported.
Crowe said that he is not waking up thinking that he has got to keep on top of this, or how many supplements should he take that day, adding that he is literally living one hour to the next, and he is enjoying the fact that he is unmasked, that he is authentic, even though he is a little bit sick.
Crowe said that it's been a two-year process to get to this point.
Crowe, who worked as a television producer and then a cricket pundit after he retired from the sport, was diagnosed with cancer in October 2012 and said that his first concern was how best to care for his wife and young daughter and planning for their future.
Crowe no longer consults doctors, having had two years of intense chemotherapy he was comfortable walking away and chooses to use natural remedies instead.