Former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson has announced a diagnosis of inoperable cancer: she has approximately three years left to live
17 august 2024 в 07:13
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson announced this week that she has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer, estimating that she has about three years left to live.
Jackson first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016, but on Wednesday, August 14, the 65-year-old actress confirmed in her Instagram video series titled «Has the Cancer Returned?» that her cancer has indeed returned.
«Update on cancer: they can’t operate and cut out the marble in my breast that is lying on my trachea and will eventually choke me to death», - she said with a smile at the beginning of the nearly 8-minute video.
«They will give me a magic pill», - Jackson added about her treatment. «It will be delivered to my door within the next 12 hours. It is based on ribociclib, and hopefully it will shrink the marble… I looked up information on the pill on Google, and it says that people taking it have 32.6 months of life — something like that».
However, in the caption of her Instagram post, Jackson gave a slightly longer timeframe. «Update on cancer: I have 34.8 months of life, if I don’t get hit by a meteorite, shot by a MAGA supporter, get sick with coronavirus again, or if the Third World War doesn’t start» (Jackson has become a conservative and religious activist in recent years, often sharing quotes from the Bible and praising former President Donald Trump on social media).
Despite the unfortunate news, the comedian, who was on SNL from 1986 to 1992, still maintained a positive tone, telling her followers that she has had a «fantastic life».
While she appreciates the life she has already lived, she mentioned milestones she would have liked to be a part of.
«I would like to see the birth of my grandson — his name is Jimmy — in October and get to know him a little, and I would like to see my daughter Obri have a child», - she said.
Jackson regularly appeared on «Weekend Update» during her time on Saturday Night Live and was known for her various impressions, from Roseanne Barr to Joan Rivers. Her acting credits also include episodes of «The X-Files», - «Homicide: Life on the Street», - «Sesame Street», - and others. In films, Jackson appeared in «Family Business», - «Speechless», - and other works
Jackson first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016, but on Wednesday, August 14, the 65-year-old actress confirmed in her Instagram video series titled «Has the Cancer Returned?» that her cancer has indeed returned.
«Update on cancer: they can’t operate and cut out the marble in my breast that is lying on my trachea and will eventually choke me to death», - she said with a smile at the beginning of the nearly 8-minute video.
«They will give me a magic pill», - Jackson added about her treatment. «It will be delivered to my door within the next 12 hours. It is based on ribociclib, and hopefully it will shrink the marble… I looked up information on the pill on Google, and it says that people taking it have 32.6 months of life — something like that».
However, in the caption of her Instagram post, Jackson gave a slightly longer timeframe. «Update on cancer: I have 34.8 months of life, if I don’t get hit by a meteorite, shot by a MAGA supporter, get sick with coronavirus again, or if the Third World War doesn’t start» (Jackson has become a conservative and religious activist in recent years, often sharing quotes from the Bible and praising former President Donald Trump on social media).
Despite the unfortunate news, the comedian, who was on SNL from 1986 to 1992, still maintained a positive tone, telling her followers that she has had a «fantastic life».
While she appreciates the life she has already lived, she mentioned milestones she would have liked to be a part of.
«I would like to see the birth of my grandson — his name is Jimmy — in October and get to know him a little, and I would like to see my daughter Obri have a child», - she said.
Jackson regularly appeared on «Weekend Update» during her time on Saturday Night Live and was known for her various impressions, from Roseanne Barr to Joan Rivers. Her acting credits also include episodes of «The X-Files», - «Homicide: Life on the Street», - «Sesame Street», - and others. In films, Jackson appeared in «Family Business», - «Speechless», - and other works
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