“I have a health situation that I want to share with you all,” Mathison captioned a photo of himself surrounded by his wife and two children. “About a month ago, I had an MRI for some gut issues I’ve been having, and during that MRI they found a tumor on my right kidney. It’s consistent with Renal Cell Carcinoma … or kidney cancer.”
“The good news is that it hasn’t spread to any other organs,” Mathison, who regularly practices meditation and is a devoted fitness enthusiast told fans. “They say my healthy lifestyle and diet has no doubt helped keep it from growing and spreading to other areas, as doctors think it’s been growing in me for minimum 10 years. I am extremely lucky that we found it early.”
The actor thanked his urologist and family for all of their support before asking fans to keep him in their “thoughts, prayers, or whatever you feel comfortable with” as he heads into surgery on September 12.