Warnock has revealed how his wife is battling a condition

Former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock reveals wife is battling condition ‘worse than cancer’ Neil Warnock

Tuesday 14 November 2017


Sheffield Star

By Julia Rodgerson


Former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has revealed how his wife is battling a condition which she has found ‘worse than cancer’.

Following a breast cancer diagnosis in 2015, Neil has opened up about how Sharon was diagnosed with the debilitating Lymphoedema.

He said: “It’s always something she worried about; she thought Lymphoedema was worse than the breast cancer itself. She couldn’t just put any clothes on, she couldn’t get a sleeve over. She was really down at that time.” The little-known condition is common in those who have received cancer treatment, due to damage caused to the lymphatic system during treatment, especially those who have suffered breast cancer. The condition causes fluid retention and tissue swelling, often seen in the arms and legs, causing sufferers limbs to swell to up the three times their usual size.

Neil has spoken out about how the condition, which is incurable, had a profound effect on Sharon’s quality of life. The condition, in Sharon’s arm, affects simple choices such as putting on clothes and finding sleeves that fit — tasks that many of us take for granted. Neil described the experience as a “black hole” for the family, particularly as they were not aware of any solution to help improve Sharon’s quality of life due to the limited information available surrounding the condition. “We weren’t aware at that time, the sort of treatment and the machines that could help. It seemed like a black hole we were in at that moment.”

Sharon has now been using a home treatment which massages the affected areas and has been helping her lead a normal life.


Neil, who was appointed as manager of his boyhood club Sheffield United in December 1999 and led the club to the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup, is calling for greater awareness of Lymphoedema.

Neil Warnock is currently the manager of Welsh club Cardiff City.

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I wish Sharon (and Neil) Warnock nothing but the very best in her fight against a wretched condition

It just goes to show what a fantastic job Neil is doing for Cardiff City FC under such trying circumstances and why anyone and everyone who truly cares about anything other than results alone should get behind him whilst he is both willing and able to plough his efforts into our cause!

I wish Sharon (and Neil) Warnock nothing but the very best in her fight against a wretched condition

It just goes to show what a fantastic job Neil is doing for Cardiff City FC under such trying circumstances and why anyone and everyone who truly cares about anything other than results alone should get behind him whilst he is both willing and able to plough his efforts into our cause!

Chris Well Said

That requires great courage from Sharon as well as Neil, we can only but wish them both the best in these horrible conditions.
I wish them both the very best

That requires great courage from Sharon as well as Neil, we can only but wish them both the best in these horrible conditions.
I wish them both the very best

Absolutely

That requires great courage from Sharon as well as Neil, we can only but wish them both the best in these horrible conditions.
I wish them both the very best

100%

The Manager of the Year for 2017/18 will probably be someone who has won the Championship and the award will be given for purely footballing reasons

But when you think of this. When you think of the fact that NW is taking a side to promotion whilst, at the same time, looking after a wife with such a cruel illness - you have to question who is the better manager.

NW deserves an award for this.

That requires great courage from Sharon as well as Neil, we can only but wish them both the best in these horrible conditions.
I wish them both the very best

Absolutely

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