GOOD Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid has reached out to a “courageous” ITV colleague amid his leukaemia battle.
ITN editor Geoff Hill, 52, was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 following a routine blood test, and has opened up about his experience in a new interview.
Geoff revealed that after undergoing a series of treatments – including 100 rounds of chemotherapy, and 38 bone marrow biopsies – he still isn’t “out of the woods”.
Speaking to MailOnline, he added that he thinks he has taken over 6,000 pills in his fight against leukemia.
Sharing the article, 50-year-old Susanna sent her love and support as she tweeted: “A courageous man – with an incredible support team. Sending strength @geoffhillitv @CureLeukaemia”
Geoff recalled being “knocked sideways” by his diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic, where he was told that he could have died just hours later as he was forced to undergo an emergency blood transfusion.
He explained: “I was out of breath, I had sweats and lack of energy, but you don’t think you’ve got blood cancer.
“No one does. But the signs are really important.
“The smallest virus could have killed me. If someone had sneezed, that could’ve been it. My immune system was totally compromised.”
Geoff was put into an induced coma six weeks ago after suffering a seizure, which doctors thought he wouldn’t come out of.
The illness also meant that the prolific editor was forced to make the difficult decision to stand down as editor of ITV News last year, but he has remained supported by his former colleagues.
