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My recent battle with cancer.
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Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
Anna Friel
English actress
I nearly died by burst ovarian cyst in 2001. I was doing the front cover of a magazine and someone said, “Can you not pull your tummy in?” It turned out that I had been carrying two litres of blood in my stomach. I was rushed to hospital the next morning and nearly died of septicaemia. They had to give me two blood transfusions. Had it been an hour later it would have been bye bye.
Marina Abramović
Performance artist
Last year when I had a pulmonary embolism – it was a very scary time.
I’ve had a few hairy scrapes as a scuba diver.
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On my deathbed thinking I wish I would have done something that I didn’t do.
Aside from the night that my wife said yes, creating Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, and employing thousands of dancers for the last 30 years.
I don’t give myself that much thought.
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