Olympic gold medalist and ice skating icon Scott Hamilton has been incredibly busy lately.
Above all else, the 67-year-old winter sports legend is currently piecing together his annual Scott Hamilton & Friends fundraiser and concert on November 23.
Speaking with People magazine, Hamilton hinted at some of the key things attendees can expect from the upcoming event, including the lead singers of Chicago, Journey, Loverboy, Kansas and REO Speedwagon.
“Back in the day, I would’ve killed to get a backstage pass to see or meet or to be in the same proximity as these guys, and now I’m producing them at my show,” Hamilton told People. “It’s like, ‘Are you kidding me?!'”
The event, which will take place in Nashville, is aimed towards raising funds for Hamilton’s CARES Foundation, a charitable organization geared towards advancing cancer treatment methods without leaving significant lasting harm to the patient.
“For so long, chemotherapy, traditional radiation, all the surgeries that have traditionally been used, they create harm in the patient,” Hamilton said. “We like to partner with like-minded organizations to elevate specific cancer research — immunotherapy, targeted therapy, proton therapy — anything that will treat the cancer and spare the patient harm.”
In the past, Hamilton has of course suffered from his own struggles with the illness. In 1997, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which he successfully treated with surgery and chemotherapy. In 2004, the 67-year-old was then diagnosed with pituitary brain tumor.
Six years after this tumor was removed, Hamilton was then diagnosed with a second benign brain tumor in 2010, which he decided not to treat surgically.
Far from letting these serious health issues negatively impact his life, Hamilton said he maintains a positive outlook when it comes to his own personal health as well as the future of cancer research.
“I’m living fully, living healthy, living without restriction,” Hamilton explained.
“I mean I’m on medication for the rest of my life — but that’s okay,” he continued. “I always say there are two types of people on the planet: Those that will one day be on medication, or those that are already on medication.”
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