ALAN’S BRUSH WITH DEATH Why I live life to the full
‘As long as I’m having fun and doing things that make a difference, I see no reason to slow down’
Alan Alda is no stranger to medical battles - and we’re not just talking about the ones he fought in his iconic role as Dr Hawkeye Pierce on the smash sitcom M*A*S*H.
“Fifteen years ago in Chile, I nearly died,” Alan tells. He was suffering from an intestinal blockage while filming Scientific American Frontiers.
“One of the great gifts I got from that was to realise I might not wake up from the operation - and I wasn’t scared of that.” Still, he adds with a laugh, “Waking up alive
