Houston Texans safety Andre Hal announced recently week that his Hodgkin’s lymphoma has gone into remission and praised God for healing him.
“First of all I want to thank God. Without God I wouldn’t be here today. I had my faith in God but I had my confidence in myself. I did everything I could to beat this,” Hal said during a press conference with the Huston Texans.
According to The Christian Post, early this summer Hal expressed that he would be leaning on his faith to beat his cancer.
“My faith in God and the support from my family, friends, teammates and coaches will see me through this difficult time. I will not let this diagnosis stop me from fulfilling my dreams and I do not want anyone to feel sorry for me. I know how to beat this and I will beat it,” Hal declared back in June.
The 26 year old NFL safety was diagnosed with cancer in May 2018, but was still determined to play football for the 2018-2019 season. For this reason, Hal decided to take a not traditional treatment route that did not include chemotherapy.
In the recent press conference, Hal revealed that the treatment route he chose included acupuncture, vitamin C infusions, and a drug called Rituxan to beat his cancer.
“I didn’t want to do chemo because I didn’t want to miss this year,” he said. “I don’t think people really thought I was going to come back and play, but I kind of knew…
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