Geoffrey Boycott reveals how Feng Shui helped him beat cancer

Boycott was determined to complete his 35 doses of radiotherapy and arranged for a Feng Shui expert to visit the home he shared with his daughter and wife Rachael as he tried to get better.

He revealed how Master Li, a feng shui master previously used by a friend, did a reading for him and his house, explaining which direction he should sleep in to ensure he would heal. The family followed his advice, moving Boycotts bed and chair and identifying the health area of the house with a light.

Boycott was diagnosed with cancer in 2002, after noticing a lump in his neck. As someone who does not smoke and rarely drinks, he was confused by the diagnosis and his first thought was, Why me?

After a number of tests, doctors told him the tumour was about the size of a 50 pence piece. It was too large to remove and he would have three months to live unless he undertook a gruelling series of chemotherapy and radiation.

He decided to have the treatment.

He wrote: In one day cricket I used to count my runs, how many an over we needed to win and whether we were above or below the asking rate. I went about it in exactly the same way when I had treatment. I would count each and every one until we got to the halfway mark.

Boycott had to have laser treatment five days a week, which left terrible burns on his neck that had to be covered to stop them becoming infected. He had to wear a plastic mask that was bolted down onto a table, staying completely still to prevent the rays hitting his spine.

He said he was in agony each time the protective pads were removed and his skin was exposed to the air.

His wife likened his chemotherapy drugs, which he was given intravenously, to mustard gas. These drugs destroyed his taste buds, which took 12 months to regenerate, as well as his immune system which took two years to return to normal.

The former England captain lost weight rapidly throughout the treatment, once at the rate of 10lbs in a week, and was unable to eat because of painful blisters filling his mouth.

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Geoffrey Boycott reveals how Feng Shui helped him beat cancer