Paul Hogan claims that the sickness has made him so frail that he can no longer open jars.
The 83-year-old actor known for his role in “Crocodile Dundee” went on to say that he wishes to spend the rest of his life in his native Australia, where he was born, and that he considers himself to have led a “fortunate life.”
Paul, who lives in Los Angeles, made the revelations on the television show ‘A Current Affair,’ on which he appeared to discuss the effects of recently having a pacemaker implanted, and on which he explained how he feels as though his body is now being “kept together by string. ”
The father of six went on to say the following regarding the necessity of his son Chance, 24, to assist him with day-to-day activities: “(I’ve) gotten better. “I just… I’ve lost all of my body fat and the muscles all shrank and the strength has come back because it left me feeble. I had an issue with the aorta in the kidney and the therapy repaired it, but it shrunk me. I get Chance to open jars for me.”
Paul is suffering from a condition called retroperitoneal fibrosis, which is a benign tumor that is pressing on his kidney and has wrapped itself around his abdominal aorta.
He continued by saying that he was not at the place where he was meant to be, but that he was not permitted to complain about anything. He stated that he desired to return to Australia.
My life has been filled with so many blessings. I shouldn’t complain because I’ve had a lot of good things happen to me even though I haven’t done anything to deserve them, but yes, in an ideal world, I’d rather be back in Sydney because I miss the rest of my family that lives there.
Twice-married Paul married his first wife, Noelene Edwards, in 1958, and they went on to have five children together.
In 1981, they went their own ways and divorced, and then in 1982, they got back together and got married again.
Their second divorce, which began in 1986, was considered to be one of the most contentious celebrity divorces in all of Australia.
After thereafter, Paul wed his fellow cast member from “Crocodile Dundee,” Linda Kozlowski, 64, in 1990; the couple now has a son named Chance.
In October 2013, Linda filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, and the divorce was finalized the following year in 2014.
