Brian Damage
05-12-2011, 10:31 AM
The Munsters star Butch Patrick has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The former child star, who played Eddie in the long-running sitcom, has battled with addictions to cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, and now he faces another major fight - for his life.
Revealing the news to Star magazine, he says, "I went 41 years trying to kill myself and then finally got to the point where I want to live when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My first thought when I was told (this) was, 'Isn't this a kicker! I get clean, my life is together and now God is going to punch my ticket."
But the former child star remains positive about his prognosis.
He adds, "If you catch it early, there's a good chance of survival. I'm told I have a 90 per cent chance of recovery and living another 20 years."
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/actor-butch-patrick-diagnosed-with-cancer_1218218
The former child star, who played Eddie in the long-running sitcom, has battled with addictions to cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, and now he faces another major fight - for his life.
Revealing the news to Star magazine, he says, "I went 41 years trying to kill myself and then finally got to the point where I want to live when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My first thought when I was told (this) was, 'Isn't this a kicker! I get clean, my life is together and now God is going to punch my ticket."
But the former child star remains positive about his prognosis.
He adds, "If you catch it early, there's a good chance of survival. I'm told I have a 90 per cent chance of recovery and living another 20 years."
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/actor-butch-patrick-diagnosed-with-cancer_1218218