{"id":46380,"date":"2023-10-17T01:02:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/sam-neill-is-not-remotely-afraid-of-death-as-he-battles-cancer\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T01:02:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:02:12","slug":"sam-neill-is-not-remotely-afraid-of-death-as-he-battles-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/sam-neill-is-not-remotely-afraid-of-death-as-he-battles-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Neill Is ‘Not Remotely Afraid\u2019 of Death As He Battles Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jurassic Park<\/em> star Sam Neill<\/strong> is getting candid about his thoughts on death amid a battle with stage 3 blood cancer.<\/p>\n

Neill, 76, said he\u2019s \u201cnot remotely afraid\u201d of death in an interview with the Australian Story<\/em><\/a>, which was published on Sunday, October 15. The actor previously revealed in March that he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, defined as a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that affects blood cells which are also known as T cells.<\/p>\n

After switching treatment to a rare anti-cancer drug that worked, Neill has now been in remission for 12 months. The New Zealand native has to take the medicine every two weeks indefinitely in order to remain healthy, he said, noting that the few days after the treatments are \u201cvery grim and depressing.\u201d<\/p>\n

His doctors have warned him that one day the drug will eventually stop working. \u201cI\u2019m prepared for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>‘Jurassic Park’ Cast: Where are They Now?<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tAn adventure 60 million years in the making,\u00a0Jurassic\u00a0Park\u00a0sparked five sequels, becoming one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time. The blockbuster hit, which was released in 1993 and was directed by Steven Spielberg, was based on Michael Crichton\u2019s 1990 novel of the same name. The film was set on the fictional island of Isla [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Neill\u2019s hematologist Dr. Orly Lavee<\/strong> explained that \u201cwe may need to think about a third line option\u201d when that day comes. \u201cThat\u2019s a difficult thing to carry around, day in, day out, waiting for that to happen,\u201d she told the outlet<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that Neill has opened up about his thoughts on death.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me,\u201d Neill said in an interview with The Guardian<\/em><\/a> in March 2022. \u201cBecause I\u2019d really like another decade or two, you know? We\u2019ve built all these lovely terraces, we\u2019ve got these olive trees and cypresses. I want to be around to see it all mature. And I\u2019ve got my lovely little grandchildren. I want to see them get big. But as for the dying? I couldn\u2019t care less.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Neill may not be fearing death, there is one thing that the three-time Golden Globe winner said he is scared of \u2014 retirement. \u201c[That] fills me with horror,\u201d he quipped to Australian Story on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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