Val Kilmer fights against the long-term effects of cancer. His children have now revealed how tough the recovery process is.
How is Hollywood star Val Kilmer (61) after his battle with throat cancer? After a tracheotomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Kilmer has been cancer-free since 2017, but apparently he continues to suffer from the consequences, as his daughter Mercedes (29) and son Jack (26) have now indicated.
“He’s fine … he’s still recovering,” said, “The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual illness.” Jack added that the family had received a lot of support and that moved him very much. “It’s really nice to see people stick together.”
“It is difficult to speak”
Kilmer, the star of films like “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever”, had confirmed in 2017 that he had cancer. Mercedes and Jack worked on the Amazon documentary “Val” about their father, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July. Apparently Jack had to speak for his father in the movie. that his voice suffered from “extensive radiation and chemotherapy”. “I’m still recovering and it’s difficult to speak and be understood,” he said.
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