Mike Ditka’s wife addresses rumors that he is in hospice care

Mike Ditka hasn’t been in the public eye lately, and that has apparently helped fuel rumors on social media that the legendary football player and coach is in hospice care.

And they were so widespread that his wife Diana he explained in an interview with the Chicago Sun Times“My husband is NOT in hospice.”

And in fact, Ditka himself took part in the interview with the Sun Times, which discussed the fact that the Pennsylvania native – he played high school ball in Aliquippa before starring at Pitt – is returning to Chicago.

“I’m finally home! This is my home. I love it,” Ditka told the newspaper. “I was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Pittsburgh, but Chicago is my home… and it is my life. It’s the people I miss – more than anything else.”

Ditka, of course, was known for coaching the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory in 1985.

The newspaper reported that Ditka celebrated his 85th birthday on October 18, and Diana told the newspaper that he had quit smoking cigars. However, the newspaper noted that although he is not in hospice, he has had some health problems, including a heart attack in 2018.

So no, the rumors are not true. Ditka is still kicking, and he seems to be doing as well as he can.

“I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally be home… to be back, even though it may have been cold when we got off the private plane at Midway Airport a few nights ago,” he told the Sun Times.