In May, Seahawks defensive tackle Jesse Williams announced that he has been diagnosed with Papillary Type 2 cancer and that he would have kidney surgery as part of the effort to combat it.
Williams had the surgery a couple of weeks ago and posted some positive news about his recovery on social media on Thursday. Williams posted on Twitter that he’d been cleared for light workouts and then followed up with more on Instagram alongside a picture of him posing with Richard Sherman.
“2 weeks post Papillary Type 2 Renal Carcinoma Stage Three Surgery! Cleared for light workouts! If you know me you will know how much that means to me to be back out there moving around and hanging back with the team! Not an easy journey so far but I don’t think it would mean as much or be worth it if I didn’t have to fight for what I wanted! And I want this!! Appreciate the Seahawks for standing by me through all this & can’t wait to be back on the field representing such a great organization!”
It’s good news for Williams and we hope that there’s much more of it to follow.
