A rare bone cancer and his marriage’s end left Douglas Bray in despair. Now, he competes in some of Hong Kong’s toughest fitness events
Douglas Bray has overcome more challenges than most of us in the last four years.
The Hong Kong business owner was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in September 2021. Three months later, he and his wife separated. A few weeks after that, he was in a scooter accident and suffered a serious tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.
Here is how, after hitting rock bottom, Bray took charge of his physical and mental health and underwent a transformation to compete in daunting athletic challenges.
Bray, who grew up in Brisbane, Australia, has called Hong Kong home since 2010. In August 2021, he fell during a tennis lesson after he felt a sharp pain in his left leg. Several scans revealed an abnormal bone growth in his hip and a large lesion on his pelvic bone. A biopsy found it to be chondrosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
