Former Filipino shuttler diagnosed with cancer

Christopher Flores, a former Filipino national badminton player – he was in the top 200 before retiring a couple of years ago – was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of this month. He is scheduled to have an operation on Sept 18th and is seeking help to raise some money in order to cover the medical costs he is facing in the USA, where he is based now.

On the page of his blog dedicated to his fight against cancer, he explains:

“My name is Christopher Flores, I am not even completely sure where to begin to explain my journey. The night of September 5th, 2014, I was continually vomiting and can no longer handle the excruciating pain in my stomach. I was rushed to the Emergency at the Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. After performing an emergency CT Scan, the results showed I have a 16cm mass right below my abdomen.

I was admitted at the Edward hospital that night so they can do more lab tests to find out if the 16cm tumor is benign or malignant. On Wednesday, September 10th, 5 days after staying at the hospital, one of my Oncologists, and a sarcoma specialist, Dr. Samir Undevia broke the news that my tumor is malignant. I was diagnosed with myxoid liposarcoma. Myxoid liposarcoma is a rare cancer of connective tissues and is a very aggressive type of sarcoma. According to Dr. Undevia, there is only one chance to cure, and if it’s not done properly, then it is life threatening.”

He is not the only badminton player who has been hit by cancer. A few years back, Petr Koukal fought against another type of cancer, enduring chemotherapy but the Czech player was able to find the resources to come back on the circuit and play at his best again.

All of us at the Badzine team wish Christopher the very best in the challenging days to come.

If you would like to contribute to Christopher’s page, either by leaving him an encouraging note or some money, click HERE