Yesterday (Thursday) marked exactly one year since the 65-year-old underwent surgery at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in January 2019.
Thankfully, Mickey, who played 110 games for the Reds between 1978 and 1981, has since fully recovered from the procedure and is able to exercise once more, something he concedes he never thought he’d be able to do.
“I was very emotional yesterday as you can imagine,” Mickey told the MUTV Group Chat on Friday. “I don’t mind admitting, I cried a little bit yesterday because when I first got diagnosed they said it wasn’t looking good for me.