Inspiring moment as cricket great Chris Cairns reaches huge milestone as he fights back from brain haemorrhage, heart attack and colon cancer that almost killed him

New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns has made huge progress in his recovery from a stroke and heart attack after sharing an update on social media on Monday.

Cairns, 53, is wheelchair-bound after suffering a stroke following catastrophic heart failure due to an aortic dissection, a tear in the inner layer of the main artery.

A few months later he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Cairns has been very open in showing off his recovery, posting a number of videos in recent months, and on Monday he took to Instagram to show off his inspiring progress.

The former all-rounder is seen walking alone while using crutches outside his home, before eventually using just one cane.

Chris Cairns has shared an inspiring update on his recovery

The former international cricketer suffered a stroke, heart failure and cancer

He has inspired fans with his resilience on his road to recovery

“Believe…always believe…” he posted alongside the hashtags “notdoeyet” and “howyouendure.”

Cairns underwent multiple surgeries, rehabilitation and chemotherapy over a brutal 12 months, and reflected on his ordeal last year.

‘I’m no different than anyone else… there’s no secret recipe. It’s essentially a choice,” he told the Between Two Beers podcast. ‘The human race is endowed with a faculty in the mind that allows you to choose your response to any situation.

‘That’s the most important thing you have, and sometimes people don’t take advantage of it. It’s easy to be a victim, easier to be someone else’s fault… to be unlucky.

‘I just never carried that mentality. Maybe it was because of cricket or other things in my life… that choice aspect is always the most important.

‘Of course I burst into tears or feel terrible, but I try to get out of that quickly. The most important things in all of this are choice and purpose.”