The Monterrey and Mexico star on surviving cancer, struggling to get a table at restaurants while at Watford and his future plans
“You start with ‘What if?’ in your head, and you cannot stop it.” Miguel Layún is feeling his way slowly through the complex yet terrifyingly raw emotions that confronted him in May 2019. He had flown back to Monterrey from parents’ home after receiving a call from his club doctor, telling him to return immediately, and had sat through the journey half-expecting what was to come. One more medical test upon landing, and then the bombshell: Layún had a malignant tumour in his abdomen and there was no further time to waste.
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Continue reading…The Monterrey and Mexico star on surviving cancer, struggling to get a table at restaurants while at Watford and his future plans“You start with ‘What if?’ in your head, and you cannot stop it.” Miguel Layún is feeling his way slowly through the complex yet terrifyingly raw emotions that confronted him in May 2019. He had flown back to Monterrey from parents’ home after receiving a call from his club doctor, telling him to return immediately, and had sat through the journey half-expecting what was to come. One more medical test upon landing, and then the bombshell: Layún had a malignant tumour in his abdomen and there was no further time to waste. Related: Lyon’s women demand their stage and are big enough to fill it Continue reading…
