Simon MacCorkindale Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 11-09-2009, 03:05 PM

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Doctors have given British actor SIMON MACCORKINDALE just three years to live after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The 57-year-old actor, best known for his roles in Jaws 3 and U.K. medical drama Casualty, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006 after complaining of stomach cramps while filming in Bristol, England.
He only disclosed the terrifying news to his wife of 25 years, Straw Dogs actress Susan George, and the pair kept the cancer a secret while MACCorkindale underwent surgery to remove a section of his bowel.
But just a year later (07), doctors admitted the disease had spread to his lungs and was incurable.
MACCorkindale has revealed medics have now given him just three years left to live.
He says, "It came as a complete bombshell. I thought I had beaten bowel cancer. The oncologist said I had lung cancer - me, who never smoked a cigarette my whole life and always tried to live a healthy lifestyle.
"We thought no one needed to know because, for the first year or so, we didn't think it was that serious. On a more practical level, showbusiness is a difficult place in which to work when people think you're sick. But the news has been slowly creeping out and at least this way we can tell the story in our own words."
And the actor is adamant he will continue fighting the disease. He adds, "I don't want people to think that I'm pale, losing my hair, losing weight and on the way out. I'm not. I'm as active as I've ever been. I really believe we will get through this."

catlover79 · 11-09-2009, 07:42 PM

I'm so sorry to hear that. God bless him and his family through this hard time. He was the same guy who was Manimal!!!!

80sTrivia · 11-09-2009, 07:48 PM

Such heart-breaking news...

James28 · 11-09-2009, 08:48 PM

Simon MacCorkindale's bowel cancer had just gone terminal and only has three years to live. Now is 2009, then is 2012. He could be looking at 60 years, 1952-2012. This is it, and God bless McCorkindale as he prepares fo his final endeavours.

By the way, are there any Falcon Crest cast members who are deceased besides Jane Wyman?

Zoneboy · 11-09-2009, 09:03 PM

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By the way, are there any Falcon Crest cast members who are deceased besides Jane Wyman?

Mel Ferrer and Cesar Romero come to mind.

catlover79 · 11-09-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Mel Ferrer and Cesar Romero come to mind.

Not to mention Lana Turner, Robert Stack (who had a short-term role as a mob boss), and Edward Albert.

Retro4Life · 11-09-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim856796

Simon MacCorkindale's bowel cancer had just gone terminal and only has three years to live. Now is 2009, then is 2012. He could be looking at 60 years, 1952-2012. This is it, and God bless McCorkindale as he prepares fo his final endeavours.

By the way, are there any Falcon Crest cast members who are deceased besides Jane Wyman?

Well, let's not count him out just yet. Doctors are not God, and as one popular commercial puts it, no one has an expiration date stamped on their foot.

But I share everyone's call for good wishes and blessings to Simon and his family.

11-09-2009, 03:05 PM	#1
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11-09-2009, 07:42 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I'm so sorry to hear that. God bless him and his family through this hard time. He was the same guy who was Manimal!!!!
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11-09-2009, 07:48 PM	#3
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11-09-2009, 08:48 PM	#4
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Simon MacCorkindale's bowel cancer had just gone terminal and only has three years to live. Now is 2009, then is 2012. He could be looking at 60 years, 1952-2012. This is it, and God bless McCorkindale as he prepares fo his final endeavours. By the way, are there any Falcon Crest cast members who are deceased besides Jane Wyman?