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Thursday, November 20, 2008, 09:00
"I can't think of anybody who is better equipped to tackle this," said Colin.
"And I think Chris could well become a role model for other people confronted by this condition."
The Plainmoor chief executive was speaking after the Gulls defender had revealed he was suffering from chronic myeloid leukaemia.
"To do what Chris did with the players before the match against Lewes tells you everything about him," said Lee.
"He's such a strong person. There isn't a negative thought in his mind.
"Even his family is gaining strength from his strength."
Colin added that United will allow Chris to play a full part in the club's activities, possibly including coaching United's youth players, during his treatment and recovery.
"We are fully behind Chris and whatever we can do to help him, we will do it," he said.
Cancer Research UK's latest leukaemia statistics reveal that 7,279 people were diagnosed with leukaemia in the UK in 2005.
Local charity Exeter Leukaemia Fund works to relieve sickness among those suffering leukaemia and related diseases in Devon and surrounding areas.
The charity says leukaemia is now one of Britain's fastest growing killer diseases with an 'unprecedented surge' in the number of cases of non Hodgkins Lymphoma — higher than anywhere else in the country.
In 2002 a state-of-the-art haematology centre opened in Devon costing £2.4million. The centre at Exeter's Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is one of the most modern and innovative in Europe and has been classed as a centre of excellence for research projects into the causes and treatment of leukaemia.
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