Ex-NHL star Ron Duguay hospitalized after losing consciousness amid Stage 4 cancer battle

Former New York Rangers halfway Ron Duguay had a scary incidental this past week arsenic his daughter, Shay Thomas, revealed helium fell unconscious astatine location and suffered injuries.

Thomas posted connected Instagram Monday, wherever she revealed her begetter passed retired aft being "extremely dehydrated."

Duguay, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 crab earlier this year, besides had "varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, interior bleeding, and an ulcer," aft seeing doctors.

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Ron Duguay attends the 71st Annual Tony Awards astatine Radio City Music Hall successful New York, New York, connected June 11, 2017. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

"Our dada @ronduguay10 continues to amusement america conscionable however beardown helium is," Thomas wrote connected her station connected Instagram. "On Friday, helium fainted astatine home, was unconscious, injured a fewer parts of his face, and knocked retired a fewer teeth successful the fall…this time, it wasn’t from hockey. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital."

Duguay’s crab is successful his liver, and Thomas revealed that "pressure has built up wrong the liver" aft "surgery, chemotherapy, and the pump."

"That unit tin backmost up into the tummy and origin bleeding. The ulcer inactive needs further evaluation, but the bleeding and liver unit are the large concerns close now," Thomas added.

Thomas’ station besides had video of Duguay entering the backmost of an ambulance connected a stretcher.

"He is inactive admitted to the infirmary and receiving humor transfusions portion the doctors proceed to show closely," Thomas wrote successful her post.

Ron Duguay (10) of the New York Rangers skates during warm-ups anterior to the commencement of the alumni crippled against the Philadelphia Flyers successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Dec. 31, 2011. (Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

"Through it all, our dada remains strong, positive, and trusting God each measurement of the way. We volition proceed to support everyone updated. Please support him covered successful prayer."

Duguay wasn’t discouraged by the incident, saying "Found my teeth connected the chamber floor," successful an Instagram Story that showed a representation of him without immoderate teeth.

Duguay revealed his crab diagnosis successful February, issuing a heartbreaking plea for assistance arsenic helium pursued attraction "in hopes of giving him the champion imaginable chance."

Duguay, 68, archetypal opened up astir his wellness to Page Six, telling the outlet that seeking fiscal enactment has been a situation for him arsenic idiosyncratic who has utilized his level to effort to assistance others.

"I find it highly hard asking for funds for each these costs I’m going through," helium said. "Normally, I’m helping others."

RANGERS GREAT RON DUGUAY'S FAMILY MAKES HEARTBREAKING PLEA AS HE BATTLES STAGE 4 CANCER

NEW YORK, NY - 1982: Ron Duguay #10 of the New York Rangers poses for a representation arsenic helium walks connected the streets of New York City circa September, 1982 successful New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images) (Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)

Duguay was diagnosed with colon crab much than a twelvemonth ago, losing his appendix and gallbladder during his attraction arsenic a result. His household started a GoFundMe run to stock the details of his information and plans for further treatment.

"Our dada has ne'er been idiosyncratic who asks for assistance …especially erstwhile it comes to money. He has ever tried to grip everything connected his ain and didn’t privation to load anyone other with what he’s going through. But aft galore conversations arsenic a family, we decided to make this fundraiser for him due to the fact that we’ve seen firsthand the value this conflict has placed connected him, some physically and financially," the household wrote connected the run post.

"Because of his cancer, helium hasn’t been capable to enactment the mode helium usually would, yet helium continues to combat with everything helium has. Earlier successful his attraction journey, the attraction helium received successful Florida astir outgo him his life. That led america to bring him to Orange County, wherever my sister and I live, truthful helium could person attraction present … and thankfully, it has helped him truthful far."

Duguay was 1 of the Rangers’ astir recognizable players of the precocious 1970s and aboriginal 1980s aft getting drafted 13th wide successful 1977. He was an instrumental portion of the team’s tally successful the 1979 Stanley Cup Final.

Assistant Director of Special Events & Foundation Relations astatine Ronald McDonald House New York Jerome Kelton and New York Rangers Alumni Ron Duguay be Ronald McDonald House New York's Skate With The Greats connected Feb. 21, 2020, successful New York City. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Ronald McDonald House New York)

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He played successful 864 games during an 11-year NHL career, signaling 274 goals and 346 assists. He besides played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.

Duguay is successful a narration with erstwhile Republican vice statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has been a beardown protagonist of the erstwhile NHL subordinate passim his crab battle.

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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