Former New York Rangers star Ron Duguay, who is being treated for Stage 4 colon cancer, has been hospitalized after collapsing at his home, his daughter announced.
Shay Thomas announced on Instagram on Monday, July 27, that Duguay, 69, had fainted on Friday, was unconscious and suffered facial injuries and lost some teeth. Her post showed Duguay being loaded into an ambulance and being wheeled on a gurney through a hospital corridor.
"After extensive testing, doctors found that he was extremely dehydrated and had been struggling to eat because of how sick he had been feeling," Thomas wrote. "They also discovered varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, internal bleeding, and an ulcer.
"Because of the cancer in his liver, along with everything
his liver has endured from surgery, chemotherapy, and the pump, pressure has built up inside the liver. That pressure can back up into the stomach and cause bleeding. The ulcer still needs further evaluation, but the bleeding and liver pressure are the major concerns right now."
Duguay's family announced his Stage 4 cancer in February while setting up a GoFundMe page.
Duguay was drafted by the Rangers in the first round in 1977, played two stints there and was an All-Star in 1981-82, when he had a career-best 40 goals. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.
He had 274 goals and 620 points in 860 NHL regular season games, plus another 53 points in 89 playoff games.
After retiring, he was an analyst for MSG Network from 2007-18.
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