FEATURE: EXERCISING WITH HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA EXERCISING DURING TREATMENT FOR HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA AND PERFORMANCE COACHADAM VELI IS A STRENGTHWHO HAS RECENTLYCancer diagnoses can comeat unexpected times. ForAdam Veli, this was noexception. On learning of his diagnosis, he was just a week COMPLETED HIS FINAL and a half into a new job as strength STAGES OF CHEMOTHERAPY and conditioning coach and GPS data analyst for the AFL Umpires. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA. Experiencing abnormalities in his physical health, Adam visited a GP where he was HE SAT DOWN WITH SPORT prescribed and treated for pneumonia. HEALTH’S JORDEN “I was originally diagnosed with MERRILEES TO DISCUSS HOW pneumonia. This was correct, however EXERCISE HAS HELPED HIM it turned out that the strong antibiotics given to me by the doctor proved to be SINCE LEARNING OF HIS unsuccessful. From there, a series of tests were undertaken, which started on DIAGNOSIS. a Wednesday and after a week of going in and out of the doctors, came back to determine I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.” Adam in fact, had advanced stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “Being a male aged between 20 and 30 years of age, I fell right into the typical demographic for diagnosed patients.” Adam approached the diagnosis with a strong mindset. “I was actually quite confident with beating the cancer. Even though I had been diagnosed with severe stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I still knew it was curable.” He was prescribed a chemotherapy treatment called Escalated BEACOPP, “This stands for the different types of drugs that will go through the body.” Veli explained. When discussing treatment with his doctor, exercise was never involved in the conversation. “Chemotherapy was always the form of treatment that was going to work and the only one that I was going to need. 12 VOLUME 36 • ISSUE 2 2018