‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill Reveals Stage 3 Blood Cancer Diagnosis

[Dave24]

Sam Neill revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer in an interview with The Guardian published on Friday.

The 75-year-old actor, who’s best known for his roles in the “Jurassic Park” films, details his angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma diagnosis and treatment in the new memoir, “Did I Ever Tell You This?,” which is out on March 21.

“I’m not afraid to die,” he writes in the memoir, “but it would annoy me. Because I’d really like another decade or two, you know? … But as for the dying? I couldn’t care less.”

He first noticed symptoms while during publicity for “Jurassic World Dominion” last year and says he is now cancer-free after taking a new chemotherapy drug.

Neill said he started writing the book while undergoing chemotherapy last year.

“I found myself with with nothing to do,” Neill told The Guardian. “And I’m used to working. I love working. I love going to work. I love being with people every day and enjoying human company and friendship and all these things. And suddenly I was deprived of that. And I thought, ‘What am I going to do?'”

He added that he “never had any intention to write a book,” but realized it helped keep him going. “It was actually sort of giving me a reason to live and I would go to bed thinking, ‘I’ll write about that tomorrow … that will entertain me.’ And so it was a lifesaver really, because I couldn’t have gone through that with nothing to do, you know.”

“I can’t pretend that the last year hasn’t had its dark moments,” said the actor, whose films include “The Piano,” “Event Horizon” and “In the Mouth of Madness.” “But those dark moments throw the light into sharp relief, you know, and have made me grateful for every day and immensely grateful for all my friends. Just pleased to be alive.”

‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill Reveals Stage 3 Blood Cancer Diagnosis

‘I’m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me," says the actor, whose new memoir is out on Tuesday

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[jdubnyce]

He seems in good spirits

fukk cancer

 

[Black Man of the Nile]

Hope he beats it

 

[I love Latina women]

praying for him, for him to be able to bounce back from this

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

fukk cancer

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Not my nxgga Grant

 

[Jean toomer]

Hope he beats it

He’s in remission

 

[Lord_nikon]

never heard of Blood Cancer ,, nevertheless : (

 

[Chrishaune]

He’s in remission

What most don't know about cancer is that it's in the DNA.

It's a defect that takes place in DNA replication.

Some people die of old age before it can come back and get them.

Some don't.

Certain types, like the ones in organs are hard to contain.

 

[The ADD]

fukk cancer

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

never heard of Blood Cancer ,, nevertheless : (

When you hear folks talking about Leukemia that’s what they talking bout

A real fukked up cancer….when cancer already fukked up

 

[ORDER_66]

Blood Cancer... damn shyt sounds terminal ASF...

 

[ORDER_66]

DBL*

 

[DynamikD]

never heard of Blood Cancer ,, nevertheless : (

An old neighbor of mine had it. She was a retired schoolteacher from Brooklyn, NY. One of the sweetest people I knew. I wouldn't wish blood cancer on my worst enemy.

 

[Kingofthereal]

What most don't know about cancer is that it's in the DNA.

It's a defect that takes place in DNA replication.

Some people die of old age before it can come back and get them.

Some don't.

Certain types, like the ones in organs are hard to contain.

Is it true that chemo kills people quicker than certain cancers?