Snooker legend Willie Thorne, 66, is placed in an induced coma in Spain following respiratory failure as battles infections after having treatment for leukaemia
- Willie Thorne had been taken to hospital with a dangerously low blood pressure
- The 66-year-old snooker legend announced he was battling leukaemia in March
- Now his carer has confirmed the former snooker player is in an induced coma
- She said he is fighting three infections, which are ‘consuming him at this time’
Willie Thorne has been placed in an induced coma after suffering respiratory failure in Spain.
The snooker star, 66, who has been battling leukaemia since March, was taken to hospital last week with dangerously low blood pressure and has since been put on a mechanical ventilator.
Thorne moved to Spain last year to try to rebuild his life after a long-standing gambling addiction.
Snooker legend Willie Thorne, 66, has been placed in an induced coma in hospital in Spain
Having already fought prostate cancer, he said he was ‘punch drunk’ on learning of his leukaemia diagnosis. A GoFundMe page set up to help him has raised £17,000 so far.
Thorne’s carer Julie O’Neill said: ‘We hope the treatment will help to improve his condition.’
The former snooker player announced that he was battling leukaemia back in March
Thorne’s carer confirmed he is battling three infections, which are ‘consuming him at this time’