BLK Jeez opens up.
NWA star BLK Jeez (real name Darnell Kittrell) was recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that causes bone damage.
During an appearance on The Wise Men, BLK Jeez discussed his diagnosis.
“I’m feeling pretty strong today, feeling positive and mentally strong. My mobility is good, which is a great thing. It puts you in a position where you need help, you need people to sort of wait on you and things like that, and I’m not that type of person. I’m used to being the one on the go, helping everyone else out. So this situation, it was a tough adjustment for me because I have to sit back and really just allow myself to be taken care of," Jeez said.
Jeez continued by describing how the cancer leads to bone fractures, and he initially thought he was having back pain. He recalled how he eventually realized that he needed to go to the emergency room, where he got his diagnosis.
"Multiple myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells. So basically, what this cancer does, it causes bone damage and it leads to bone fractures. Originally, what I thought was happening is I was having a really bad back issue. It’s common [in wrestling], and a lot of us athletes, we sort of gauge how we feel. I guess we can be a bit stubborn as far as going to the doctor. Are we able to move? Yeah, we good. Can we walk? Yeah, we good. But then it got go the point where everything that I would normally try when I was injured just wasn’t working. I just knew I had to get to the E.R. So we went to the E.R., got blood work done, and that’s when it came up, and I was diagnosed with this April 1, I think it was. So it hasn’t been a long time, but to me, it feels like forever," Jeez said.
Former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Trevor Murdoch was also on the show, and he noted that the locker room has been very supportive since they learned about Jeez's diagnosis.
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