Rangers legend Ron Duguay diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer

Rangers legend Ron Duguay has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, he told Page Six, and his family has since created a GoFundMe page to help cover some of the costs.Duguay, 68, told Page Six the cancer originated in the colon and he’s been fighting the disease for more than a year, having lost his appendix and gallbladder.“I find it extremely hard asking for funds for all these costs I’m going through,” Duguay said to Page Six.“Normally, I’m helping others.”He added cancer “sucks the life out of you,” and is “so freaking costly.”His daughters wrote on the GoFundMe page that the donations would help cover travel, treatments, holistic care and potential new treatments.“Our dad has never been someone who asks for help…especially when it comes to money,” Duguay’s daughters wrote in their appeal, which has generated more than $31,000 as of Wednesday morning.“He has always tried to handle everything on his own and didn’t want to burden anyone else with what he’s going through.

But after many conversations as a family, we decided to create this fundraiser for him because we’ve seen firsthand the weight this battle has placed on him, both physically and financially.“Because of his cancer, he hasn’t been able to work the way he normally would, yet he continues to fight with everything he has.” Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.Duguay, 68, is a part of Rangers lore, having helped the team reach the 1979 Stanley Cup Final after being selected with the No.

13 pick in the 1977 NHL Draft.He also later served as an analyst for MSG Network.Duguay’s daughters noted in their campaign that the prior treatment the father received in Florida “nearly cost him his life,” which led to them shifting him to California’s Orange County to be closer to them.“However, this now requires him to fly from Florida to Orange County ev...