Stoner

Australian MotoGP legend Casey Stoner has revealed his ongoing battle with Persistent Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is “destroying” him as he struggles to go about his every day life.

The two-time MotoGP World Champion revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with the debilitating illness, which impacts on sleep, causes profound fatigue and difficulties with reminiscence.

Simply final month he told Nine how his life spiralled “downhill” from the second he first realised he had succumbed to the sickness.

Stoner, who retired from MotoGP in 2012, has once more spoken about his battle with the sickness, saying that he can longer supervisor it after hoping that if he skilled sufficient, it might all go away.

“It has been months wherein I felt that my physique was deteriorating for no obvious cause: I went to coach and got here again burst,” he advised Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

“I believed that I’d discover a technique to treatment it, that I’d practice greater than anybody else and I’d have moved on, however I used to be incorrect.

“The reality is that this illness is destroying me and I can’t handle it.

“Now I’m just a little higher, I’ve discovered to handle my energies. I begin the day at 50 per cent and the power goes down till I really feel empty.”

The 35-year-old mentioned his expertise with the illness has pressured him to vary his perspective on life as he appears to spend extra time together with his household.

“All this has made me rethink my life. On wonderful days I take the chance to play with my daughters and if something I will play golf,” he mentioned.

“I’ve solely ridden a bike twice within the final two years and went fishing… effectively, I do not even know when was the final time I went there.”