‘I’ve developed a healthy relationship with death’: Bill Turnbull, 64, says he is ‘very calm’ about the prospect of dying three years after being diagnosed with prostate cancer
- The broadcaster, 64, admitted he is ‘very, very calm’ about the prospect of dying and revealed why he has come to terms with living with his illness
- Four years after stepping down from BBC Breakfast, Bill was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer diagnosed in November 2017
- The disease has since spread to his spine, ribs, pelvis, hips and legs
Bill Turnbull has given an update on living with prostate cancer three years after being diagnosed with the incurable illness.
The broadcaster, 64, admitted he is ‘very, very calm’ about the prospect of dying and revealed why he has come to terms with living with his illness.
As reported in The Mirror, the dad-of-three is determined to treasure every moment so that when the end of his life comes he feels prepared.
Heartfelt: Bill Turnbull has given an update on living with prostate cancer three years after being diagnosed with the incurable illness (pictured in 2019)
Bill shared: ‘I’ve thought a great deal about death since I was diagnosed with cancer because he’s there, y’know – the fella with the hood over his head and the scythe. He’s waiting, and that’s fine.’
Four years after stepping down from BBC Breakfast, Bill was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer diagnosed in November 2017.
The disease has since spread to his spine, ribs, pelvis, hips and legs.
After nine gruelling rounds of chemotherapy, Bill is now receiving treatments including hormone therapy and radium injections to attack the tumours in his bones.
‘Very calm’: The broadcaster, 64, has shared why is he ‘very, very calm’ about the prospect of dying and why he has come to terms with living with his illness (pictured in 2019)
The journalist continued: ‘I’ve developed quite a healthy relationship with death, I feel very, very calm about it because I’ve given it a lot of thought.
‘There’s no way I’m going to imagine I can live forever, nor would I really want to.’
Bill has been with wife Sarah since 1988 and they share children Henry, 32, Will, 31, and Flora, 28.
Bill shared: ‘I’ve thought a great deal about death since I was diagnosed with cancer because he’s there, y’know – the fella with the hood over his head and the scythe. He’s waiting, and that’s fine’ (pictured in 2018)
In February this year, Bill joined Susanna Reid to co-host on Good Morning Britain.
He told the presenter why living with cancer has made ‘every moment of life is a joy.’
He said: ‘The things you thought were important aren’t really. You do see things more intensely and start to look at things you might not have done otherwise, because you realise there’s more to life than rushing from A to B to do C.
Devastating: Four years after stepping down from BBC Breakfast Bill was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer diagnosed in November 2017 (pictured in 2011)
He continued: ‘I feel very, very calm about it because I’ve given it a lot of thought. There’s no way I’m going to imagine I can live forever, nor would I really want to’ (pictured in 2018)
‘I don’t take life as seriously as I used to. I feel my foot is right off the gas now, which is a nice way to be. It’s a lighter way of looking at the world.
‘There’s a huge old beech tree in the garden. I look at it every day when I get up. There are no leaves on it so you can see hundreds and hundreds of tiny branches. The tree is different every day in the way it moves and how it looks.
‘I take that in. I think, “How did that happen? The design of it is just so wonderful.” ’
Memorable: In February this year, Bill joined Susanna Reid to cohost on Good Morning Britain. He told the presenter why living with cancer has made ‘every moment of life is a joy’ (pictured in 2016)
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