This shocking news that he needs aggressive treatment for a recurrence of cancer was made public today by Starz cable network and the Spartacus: Blood and Sand star himself, Andy Whitfield. He was first diagnosed with treatable Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early March. But recently the actor had been in remission and training hard for Season 2. His first diagnosis put production on hold for the next season while he underwent treatment. He was given a clean bill of health in May.
To bridge the two seasons of Spartacus , Starz greenlighted the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena , which is now filming in New Zealand and will premiere in January as planned. Eyes pressed shut, he groans in agony while his wife speaks to him through a microphone from another room. Breathe into the pain. He was so committed to this and knew that no matter how it turned out, that this was going to be helpful to other people and inspiring to other people.
That in turn inspired him. FB Tweet More. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. All rights reserved. That feeling of gasping for air washed over me.
Andy and Vashti celebrating the new millennium in Potts Point, Sydney. The first step for Andy was to undergo a round of chemo. We told the kids that Daddy had to have more medicine to fix his blood and his hair would fall out. Then they took his hair and made pretend moustaches. We laughed a lot that day. After the chemo, Andy was stiff and sore and was walking like an old man. The children were ecstatic — Daddy was home and they all snuggled up on our bed. For Andy, there was a massive bright, shining light at the end of this dark tunnel.
If he got through this stage, there was a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Christmas was coming and Santa was going to bring us the best gift ever: time together. We would all take a slow walk to the beach and have a swim, go out and eat together, hang out by the pool, catch up with friends and go to a movie.
We got to just be for a while. As each day passed after chemo, Andy was able to do simple things like pushing Indi on a swing or lifting her up into a tree. For the first time I understood what being present was and we enjoyed every moment.
As the exhilarating display exploded over the water, we happily bid farewell to Andy and I snuggled on the sofa. He had his arm around me and he became reflective about the year behind us.
Andy had to go for a scan in mid- January. It felt like we might just be able to pull off a miracle. The scan showed the cancer had come back with gusto. We were both shattered, absolutely devastated.
So many scenarios flooded into my mind. The shower was the only place I could let it all go. The thing that changed for me was the realisation that he might not make it. Time was running out. Unwittingly I stopped worrying about things.
The breakdowns in the shower stopped, and I became calm and present. I wanted to be with Andy and not be scared anymore.
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