March 18, (THEWILL) – Sam Neill has revealed that he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer in a candid memoir to be released on Tuesday.
Neill first experienced swollen glands during publicity for Jurassic World Dominion last year and was soon diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
He received chemotherapy, but when that started to fail, he embarked on a new chemotherapy drug, which he will continue to receive monthly for the rest of his life, although he is now cancer-free.
“I can’t pretend that last year hasn’t had its dark moments,” he said.
“But those dark moments threw 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.”
