Acting legend Dame Maggie Smith, who passed away today at the age of 89, had openly discussed the complex health struggles she faced at the peak of her career and shared her candid reflections on mortality.
Dame Maggie Smith, the iconic theatre and acting legend, had come to terms with her mortality before her peaceful passing.
Maggie had been open about her health struggles over the years, notably her diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of 74. She once described chemotherapy as a "hideous" ordeal, saying it made her feel worse than the illness itself. "I used to go to treatment alone, while nearly everyone else had someone with them," she recalled. "I wouldn’t have liked that.
Her cancer diagnosis followed the discovery of a lump on her breast, and the treatment process was swift, leaving her little time to process it all. Fortunately, she was given the all-clear by doctors and returned to her acting career, even filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince during her treatment. She joked about how easy it was to fit the wig during that time, saying, "I was like a boiled egg," according to journalist Tim Teeman.
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