It’s always difficult seeing our favorite celebrities go through tough times in their lives, including a horrible disease. The same goes for actor Sam Neill who was diagnosed with blood cancer. Sam Neill is known for his work in Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic Park, The Twelve, and much more.
After the health scare, Sam Neill took it upon himself to update his fans about his well-being. While he is currently in remission, thankfully, he could not be more excited about going back to work. Even though cancer is certainly one of those diseases that take a heavy toll on you, Sam Neill is looking forward to filming and getting his book out there. He hopes that when headlines talk about him, they talk about his work and not his fight with cancer.
Sam Neill Gives His Fans an Update on His Health
During the promotion of Jurassic World Dominion, Sam Neill found out that he had cancer, more specifically, Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. And now, taking to his Instagram, Neill has an update for anyone who might be worried about his health and well-being. He shared a video of him talking about everything revealing that he is currently in eight months of remission and is “Alive and well.”
Neill stated that the news surrounding his name was only about his cancer and that it became “tiresome” and he fully intends on having that turned around. He revealed that he will begin filming for Apples Never Fall with Annette Bening in just a few days and hopes that the headlines will have something else to focus on now. He captioned the post,
“My news seems to be all over the news at the moment, and it’s sort of ‘Cancer! Cancer! Cancer!’ which is slightly tiresome because as you see, I am alive and well and I have been in remission for eight months, which feels really good. And I am alive and kicking and I am going to work. I’m very happy to be going back to work. We start filming in seven days time.”
It sure looks like Neill is ready to take things into his own hands and does not want to be felt sorry for. In his own words, he is alive and kicking and we cannot wait to see him in hundred percent health!
Sam Neill Talks About His Book
In the same Instagram post, while Neill was talking about moving on to better and bigger things, he mentioned his upcoming book, Did I Ever Tell You This? He stated that he never intended on writing a book but it was something he did to keep him busy during the countless hours of treatment. He added that the book is all about the gratitude he has for life.
“So here I am and I just wish the headline wasn’t ‘that thing’ so much, because the main this is that i have written this book, it’s called ‘Did I Ever Tell You This?’ And it does mention cancer because that’s the sort of context in which i wrote it. But I didn’t really mean to write a book, I needed something to do while I was undergoing treatment…The tone of the book is one of surprise. I never thought that I would have a career as an actor, let alone an actor on screen. But that’s kind of what happened and I am full of gratitude looking back on this life, and that’s what the book is about.”
In an interview with The Guardian, he stated that he couldn’t care less about dying. But what he does care about is wanting to see his work mature and his grandchildren grow up. He does not want to stop living. He also stated that while he is not completely off the hook, he does not have cancer in his body anymore. Here’s wishing him nothing but a healthy life full of everything he desires!
Did I Ever Tell You This? releases on March 21, 2023.
Source: Instagram | Sam Neill
