Michael Sleggs.Photo: Michael Sleggs/Facebook
An English actor is heading into the final days of his life with “nothing but peace and gratitude.”
Last week,Michael Sleggsshared a post with the Facebook emotion “feeling grateful” to reveal he was dying from a terminal illness and had been sent home from the hospital on palliative care.
Despite the grim prognosis, theThis Countryactor, 33, amazingly seemed to have a positive outlook on the situation, noting that while his dying “isn’t ideal” he was “blessed with the best life.”
“Hi friends, as a lot of you are probably aware I’ve spent a lot of time in and out of hospital over the past few months,” the British sitcom actorwrote on May 22. “This last time it was decided i was reaching the end of options so they’ve sent me home on palliative care to live out the remainder of my days at home.”
“No specific time limit has been given but deterioration has been fairly rapid,” Sleggs added.
The actor went on to share how he’s been “sleeping a lot” and even said he “narrowly dodged a coma” after accidentally overdosing on morphine.
“Anyway as you can imagine this isn’t the ideal way I wished things to go and my family are dealing with a lot of grief,” he continued. “Just wanted to say I love everyone reading this status so much, you have all been such amazing, kind, caring people who have all touched my life in so many unique and incredible ways.”
“Guys, regardless of a few medical issues, I have been blessed with the best life and the best friends and aside from not following God more diligently earlier in life I dont have any regrets,” Sleggs added.
In a final note, Sleggs encouraged his followers to pursue religion in their own lives and guaranteed it would be worth it.
“If you dont know Jesus already, my only hope is that you get to know him before you get to my state. He’ll totally rock your world in the best way!” he wrote.
Though Sleggs did not specifically mention the illness he was suffering from, several outlets includingChortle(which the actorsharedon his Facebook page Thursday) have reported that he is dying from cancer.
Sleggs did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Sleggs previously battled cancer when he was 15,according to his Instagram. The actor also found himself in the hospital for heart failure in December 2015 and again, three years later.
“Checked my Facebook memories, 3 years to the day I was in the hospital for heart failure,” Sleggwrote in an Instagram poston Dec. 5 “It’s like a crap die hard franchise, ‘How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice!’ lol.”
Along with the post, Sleggs shared a photo of himself appearing to have an optimistic attitude, smiling and holding a thumbs up, despite being in a hospital bed.
Throughout his illnesses, Sleggs kept his followers in the loop. Most recently, he updated fans on his Facebook page and revealed that he was “shattered” after having difficulty walking outside for the first time in months.
“Just returned from my first walk in about 6 months of being in hospital or bed bound, only went around the block,” hewroteon April 22. “About a km. Never been so shattered in my life. 😓 Atleast the weathers nice 🌞”
Sleggs starred on BBC Three’sThis Countryas “Michael ‘Slugs’ Slugette” from 2017-2018, appearing in seven episodes throughout that time, according toIMDb.
At one point, the sitcom, which follows the lives of young people living in modern rural Britain, alsoincorporated a storylinewhere Sleggs’ character was diagnosed with cancer.
source: people.com
