Spall Thanks Doctor Who Saved His Life
British actor Timothy Spall has thanked the professor who saved his life when he was treated for cancer - hailing the medic as a "genius".
The Harry Potter star was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 1996 and underwent two courses of chemotherapy before he was eventually given the all-clear.
And he has now spoken out to publicly thank Professor Anthony Goldstone, insisting the doctor saved his life by preventing surgeons from carrying out a drastic bone-marrow transplant during his treatment.
Spall tells The Times, "He was having to play a bit of chess about what to do with me. What he didn't want to do was kill me by trying to cure me... I didn't have the transplant because I probably wouldn't have got through it. It was exactly the right decision. The man's a bl**dy genius."
And Spall was so delighted with the treatment he received during his cancer battle, he invited the medics who cared for him to a birthday party after he recovered.
He adds, "(It was) a wonderful, wonderful do. It was 50 per cent medics, 50 per cent actors. I was going round saying, 'This is Professor Goldstone. He saved my life.'"...
The Harry Potter star was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 1996 and underwent two courses of chemotherapy before he was eventually given the all-clear.
And he has now spoken out to publicly thank Professor Anthony Goldstone, insisting the doctor saved his life by preventing surgeons from carrying out a drastic bone-marrow transplant during his treatment.
Spall tells The Times, "He was having to play a bit of chess about what to do with me. What he didn't want to do was kill me by trying to cure me... I didn't have the transplant because I probably wouldn't have got through it. It was exactly the right decision. The man's a bl**dy genius."
And Spall was so delighted with the treatment he received during his cancer battle, he invited the medics who cared for him to a birthday party after he recovered.
He adds, "(It was) a wonderful, wonderful do. It was 50 per cent medics, 50 per cent actors. I was going round saying, 'This is Professor Goldstone. He saved my life.'"...
- 11/15/2010
- WENN
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