Nicolae Forminte - hit by cancer

Nicolae Forminte, head coach of the national gymnastics team, revealed a terrible diagnosis.

Sacrifice! A word which for some seems banal. Not for 52-year old Nicolae Forminte. For him, the great performance has been an obsession, a dream to be performed. And even if the price of success is his own health.

Initially second under Belu and Bitang, Forminte took over the female national team. Last year, in Beijing, Forminte climbed to the podium with Izbasa, and the third place in the team competition. But, beyond the performances, beyond the medals and the pressure, there was a terrible secret.

"I leave it in God's hands"

The coach was diagnosed with a serious illness: cancer of the skin. "It is not easy to know that you have such a dreadful disease. I learned that God leaves us on this earth until one day. I leave it in His hands. I will have the operation. But do not ask me to tell you, because I do not know (?). I have decided," said Forminte.

He remains in Deva

Although affected by the disease, Forminte will stay in Deva. "I, for one, remain in Deva because I do not want a good thing to die. You have to do things for sport. Otherwise, goodbye performance," he said.

The chest area is affected

Skin cancer occurs most often because of the microbes in the environment. The most serious form is also known as melanoma. Melanocitele or pigment-producing cells become abnormal, grow out of control and aggressively invade surrounding tissues. This disease appears on the sun-exposed areas: face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms or legs. Nicolae Forminte is affected on the chest area, where there has been a red swelling of several centimetres.

Fangymnastics blog has a translation of an interview with Forminte.