Recently MUT Radio listeners heard the inspiring interview with cancer survivor Paul Hussey. Hussey shared with listeners how he fought cancer, ran the Comrades Marathon and finished the ultimate race.  

The MUT Radio’s Vukubangene Breakfast show hosts Sbu Lushozi and Sands hosted the interview with sound engineer Paul Hussey.

‘’The interview was very positive, the presenters and producers were very friendly, professional and positive,’’ said Hussey about the interview.

Hussey believes that medical science, running and a healthy diet have all kept him healthy and stopped the cancer from coming back. ‘’Letting go of grudges and anger, healing relationships, all of this I believe has a part to play in the healing equation,’’ mentioned l Hussey.

Hussey’s advice to those fighting cancer is to never give up, no matter what, because you never truly know what the future holds. ‘’I spent a lot of time in a hospital bed thinking about running Comrades. Medical science is getting better and better at getting patients into remission. However, there’s a lot we as patients can do to stay in remission,’’ advised  Hussey.

Hussey was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago at Durban’s  Addington Hospital. Due to lack of resources at the hospital he had to go back home to England for a full recovery. He then came back to Durban in 2023 to run the annual Comrades Marathon.

‘’I left South Africa in June 2014. It was the day after Comrades and I was in a wheelchair at King Shaka airport heading back to the UK for emergency medical treatment. At the airport I was surrounded by hundreds of athletes wearing their Comrades medals. In that moment I vowed to return and run Comrades. So to finally come back and honour that vow nine years later was an amazing experience,’’ said Hussey.

Hussey is also raising funds for a dialysis machine for Addington Hospital.

‘’Paul’s interview  was very inspiring and educational in a sense that the spirit of Ubuntu was evoked within me and there is nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it and be patient,’’ said Ntokozo Buthelezi, Technical Manager and Producer, MUT Radio.