"Exclusive | Gary Lineker recalls the moment his world was turned upside down"
"Gary Lineker's voice cracks as he recalls the nightmare he lived through almost 35 years ago, as he reflects on the time when his baby son was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia."
"What I remember from that period of my life was a recurring dream that I would be carrying a little white coffin. When I went to sleep, it was in my head."
Gary Lineker endured intense emotional trauma when his infant son was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia almost 35 years ago. He suffered recurring nightmares in which he carried a little white coffin, a vision that dominated his thoughts as he went to sleep. The memory remains vivid and causes his voice to crack when he recounts it. The diagnosis upended his life and left lasting psychological effects. The fear, helplessness and uncertainty of confronting a life-threatening illness in a child produced persistent distress and long-term emotional scars.
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