Former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson announced this week that he has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and estimates he has approximately three years left to live.
Jackson first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016, but on Wednesday, August 14, the 65-year-old confirmed in her ‘Is Cancer Back?’ Instagram video series that her cancer has indeed returned.
“Cancer update: They can’t operate and cut out the marble that’s in my chest above my windpipe that would eventually suffocate me to death,” she said with a chuckle at the beginning of the nearly 8-minute video.
“I’m being given a magic pill,” Jackson added of his treatment. “It’s going to be delivered to my doorstep in the next 12 hours. It’s Ribociclib-based and hopefully it will shrink the marble… I Googled the pill and it says people who take it have 32.6 months to live, something like that.”
However, in her Instagram caption, Jackson gave a slightly longer timeframe. “Cancer Update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get COVID again, or WWIII breaks out.” (Jackson has become a conservative and religious activist in recent years, often sharing Bible scriptures and praising former President Donald Trump.) Donald Trump on social media.)
After revealing the unfortunate news, the comedian, who was on SNL from 1986 to 1992, kept a positive tone, telling her followers she had had a “fantastic life.”
While appreciating the life he has already lived, he mentioned milestones he would still like to be a part of.
“I would like to see my grandson, whose name is Jimmy, born in October and get to know him a little bit, and I would like to see my daughter Aubrey have a baby,” she said.
Jackson made regular appearances on “Weekend Update” during his time on Saturday Night Live and was known for doing various impersonations, from Roseanne Barr to Zsa Zsa GaborHer acting credits also include episodes of The X-Files, In the heat of the night, Sesame Streetand more. Jackson’s film appearances include Family business, The match breakerand other titles.