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In August 2009 Halsey announced he had been diagnosed with a
non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat. The news came months after Halsey's wife was diagnosed with
leukaemia; she will require drugs courses for the rest of her life to treat the disease. Halsey relinquished his refereeing duties during his treatment, which included fortnightly
chemotherapy and courses of radiation.
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In March 2010 Halsey passed a referees' fitness test. His first game back after his treatment was
Leicester City's reserves team versus
Scunthorpe United's reserves. He was due to referee a
League Two match between
Accrington Stanley and
Barnet on 30 March 2010, however it was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. He returned to oversee another League Two fixture, between
Rotherham United and
Port Vale, a few days later.
[9] On 9 August 2010, following his officiating of a friendly at Everton,
[10] it was confirmed that Halsey was to return to the Premier League starting with the opening-day fixture, five days later, between
Wigan Athletic and
Blackpool.
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