- The Top Gun actor, 57, told fans on Tuesday on Reddit that love cured his cancer
- He is a devout Christian Scientist and insists it was fans’ prayers that healed him
- Kilmer did not address the fact that he underwent traditional treatmen
- He was pictured in December 2015 with a tracheostomy tube around his neck, which is given to patients after surgery to remove throat tumors
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Val Kilmer claims love and prayer cured his cancer.
The 57-year-old actor, a devout Christian Scientist, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, a battle he kept under-wraps until last month.
Now in remission, Kilmer answered fans questions on Reddit on Tuesday – and insisted prayers from friends, family and fans defeated the incurable disease.
However, the star was pictured in December 2015 with a tracheostomy tube around his neck, which is given to patients after surgery to remove throat tumors.
Nonetheless, Kilmer attributes his healing solely to prayer.
The 57-year-old actor, a devout Christian Scientist, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, a battle he kept under-wraps until last month. He claims prayer healed him
The star was pictured (above) in December 2015 with a tracheostomy tube around his neck, which is given to patients after surgery to remove throat tumors
His astounding claim came in response to the question, ‘What would you want fans to know about having, and beating, the Big C.?’
He replied: ‘I am very grateful for all the prayers and good thoughts from around the world.
‘People that know I am a Christian Scientist make the assumption that I have somehow endangered myself.
‘But many many people have been healed by prayer throughout recorded history. And many many people have died by whatever was modern medicine.’
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He added that all the doctors in his hospital told him they prayed for him.
And he claims he met Dr Bernard Lown, who invented the defibrillator, and that Dr Lown said love is the most powerful treatment available.
Recounting the exchange, Kilmer said: ‘He started to weep without his voice wavering and he leaned into me and said, “Fluff their pillow. That what I tell all the interns. LOVE. Love heals. More than any other skills, I urge them to LOVE the life they are entrusted to save.”
‘Well that’s what is at the heart of Mrs. Eddy’s understanding of the teachings of Jesus.’
His astounding claim (pictured) came in response to the question, ‘What would you want fans to know about having, and beating, the Big C.?’
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