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Sam Neill shares blood cancer update as he reveals he’s ‘not remotely afraid’ of death
Sam Neill shares blood cancer update as he reveals he’s ‘not remotely afraid’ of death
Sam Neill has been warned by doctors that his cancer treatment drug will stop working at some point, the actor said as he provided a health update months after revealing that he had been diagnosed with stage-three blood cancer. Earlier this year, the Jurassic Park star released his memoir Did I Ever Tell You This?, in which he revealed that he was being treated for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. At the time, Neill shared that he had originally undergone chemotherapy, but that the cancer had soon stopped responding. He then went onto an experimental anti-cancer drug. In a new interview, Neill, 76, shared that he’d upped his dosage of the “grim and depressing” drug from once a month to every two weeks. However, he said, he has now been in remission for 12 months. Neill told ABC’s Australian Story that while he would be on the treatment indefinitely, doctors have told him that, at some point, it will stop working. “I’m prepared for that,” he said, adding that he is “not remotely afraid” of death. The Piano star said that he had first found lumps in his neck in early 2022, and soon learnt that he had cancer. “I started to look at my life and realise how immensely grateful I am for so much of it,” Neill said. “I started to think I better write some of this down because I’m not sure how long I have to live. I was running against the clock." First sharing his cancer diagnosis in March, the New Zealand actor – who is best known for playing palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park franchise – said that dying would “annoy” him. “I’d really like another decade or two, you know?” he said. “We’ve built all these lovely terraces, we’ve got these olive trees and cypresses, and I want to be around to see it all mature. And I’ve got my lovely little grandchildren. I want to see them get big. But as for the dying? I couldn’t care less.” In an interview with The Independent earlier this year, however, Neill threw out the idea of retiring. “The idea of giving up my day job? Intolerable!” he said. “I love acting. It’s really good for me to keep walking onto new sets with young actors and all that stimulation. New words, new ideas, there’s nothing like it. I never want to give that up. The idea of retirement, of having to play golf, fills me with untold dread,” he said. Read More Sam Neill says Robin Williams was ‘the loneliest man on a lonely planet’ Amy Dowden delights Strictly Come Dancing fans in surprise appearance amid breast cancer treatment Richard E Grant says there are friends he’ll ‘never speak to again’ after death of wife Joan Sam Neill says he’s ‘not remotely afraid’ of death as he shares blood cancer update Pregnant Jana Kramer shares details of her recent hospitalisation 4 black women on their experiences with breast cancer
2023-10-17 13:16
Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him
Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him
Donald Trump is scheduled to be questioned under oath as part of lawsuits from two former FBI employees who provoked the former president’s outrage after sending each other pejorative text messages about him
2023-10-17 12:49
Palestinian-American boy fatally stabbed near Chicago had celebrated his 6th birthday just 8 days earlier
Palestinian-American boy fatally stabbed near Chicago had celebrated his 6th birthday just 8 days earlier
In the photograph that introduced millions of people to Wadea Al-Fayoume for the first time, the kindergartener is seen celebrating his sixth birthday at his home near Chicago.
2023-10-17 12:28
House Republicans are making a gamble with a possible Jim Jordan speakership
House Republicans are making a gamble with a possible Jim Jordan speakership
If House Republicans elect hard-charging Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, they will be picking an election denier who is known for working to shut down the government rather than running it.
2023-10-17 12:26
Biden didn't make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price
Biden didn't make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price
The explosion of Israeli-Palestinian violence has Arab leaders faulting a Biden administration policy that moved away from big U.S. pushes for a broad Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
2023-10-17 12:23
Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow
Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow
Donald Trump’s political fundraising machine is raking in donations at a prodigious pace, but he’s spending tens of millions of dollars he’s bringing in to pay attorneys to deal with the escalating costs of the various criminal cases he is contending with as he moves further into the 2024 presidential campaign
2023-10-17 12:22
Putin in China to meet 'dear friend' Xi
Putin in China to meet 'dear friend' Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Tuesday to meet his "dear friend" Xi Jinping and bolster their relationship at a summit that will...
2023-10-17 11:56
Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of NLCS
Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of NLCS
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series
2023-10-17 11:23
China is celebrating a decade of the Belt and Road Initiative. What is it about?
China is celebrating a decade of the Belt and Road Initiative. What is it about?
China on Tuesday kicked off a summit marking the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative -- an ambitious yet controversial undertaking to boost connectivity and trade across the world with Chinese money and know-how in infrastructure development.
2023-10-17 11:15
'You’re the meanest housewife': 'RHOC' star Tamra Judge's plea for BravoCon 2023 votes sparks roast fest
'You’re the meanest housewife': 'RHOC' star Tamra Judge's plea for BravoCon 2023 votes sparks roast fest
Fans are no longer willing to support Tamra Judge due to her recent actions in 'RHOC' Season 17
2023-10-17 10:56
Super PAC backing Tim Scott cancels fall TV ads as campaign struggles to gain traction
Super PAC backing Tim Scott cancels fall TV ads as campaign struggles to gain traction
The super PAC backing Tim Scott's presidential campaign is canceling its slate of upcoming television ads, according to a memo sent to donors obtained by CNN, as the South Carolina senator's candidacy struggles to gain traction in the 2024 Republican primary.
2023-10-17 10:54
Trump expected in court as New York fraud trial resumes
Trump expected in court as New York fraud trial resumes
Donald Trump was expected to attend his New York civil fraud trial when it reconvenes on Tuesday, a day after the former US president was slapped with a partial gag...
2023-10-17 10:49
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