Hollywood veteran Sam Niell has revealed that he’s receiving therapy for stage-three blood most cancers. The ”Jurassic Park” star has opened up about his prognosis in his memoir ”Did I Ever Tell You This?, set to return out on Tuesday.

“The factor is, I’m criminal. Possibly dying. I’ll have to hurry this up,” he writes in chapter one.

In an interview with The Guardian, Niell stated he began writing about his life to maintain himself busy as he underwent therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a much less widespread most cancers that develops within the lymphatic system – the huge community of vessels and glands within the physique.

“I discovered myself with nothing to do. And I’m used to working. I really like working. I really like going to work. I really like being with individuals on daily basis and having fun with human firm and friendship and all this stuff. And all of the sudden I used to be disadvantaged of that. And I assumed, ‘what am I going to do?’ “I by no means had any intention to put in writing a e book. But as I went on and stored writing, I realised it was really form of giving me a cause to dwell and I’d go to mattress considering, ‘I’ll write about that tomorrow … that may entertain me.’ And so it was a lifesaver actually, as a result of I couldn’t have gone by that with nothing to do, you realize,” the 75-year-old actor stated.

Neill shared he first skilled swollen glands throughout publicity for ”Jurassic World Dominion” in March final yr. He was quickly identified with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acquired chemotherapy. When the standard methodology failed, the actor stated he was suggested a brand new chemotherapy drug which he should obtain month-to-month for the remainder of his life. Niell is most cancers free now. “I can’t faux that final yr hasn’t had its darkish moments. But these darkish moments throw the sunshine into sharp aid and have made me grateful for on daily basis and immensely grateful for all my associates. Just happy to be alive,” he stated.

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