Sam Neill, the 75-year-old star of Jurassic Park, recently revealed that he battled stage 3 blood cancer and underwent chemotherapy before switching to a new drug. Though a brief excerpt from his upcoming memoir caused “concerns over his health to go into overdrive”, the actor was quick to assure fans in a video posted on Instagram that he’s “fine” and has been in remission for the past eight months.
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Neill said his memoir was an idea he got during treatment, explaining that writing it “was actually sort of giving me a reason to live.” He added that while he plans to continue using a monthly chemotherapy drug, he’s looking forward to “diving back into onscreen work within days” in the limited series Apples Never Fall.